Changi Airport T5 exhibition: New tech like baggage-handling robots, autonomous wheelchairs on show

Visitors will be greeted by a 2.7m-tall globe enveloped in animation, documenting the opportunities Changi Airport T5 can capture from rising air travel demand in Asia – and why it needs to be built. - ST

SINGAPORE: At the tap of a button on a mobile app, an autonomous mobility device or wheelchair can be summoned to seniors or passengers with reduced mobility to ferry them across the upcoming Changi Airport Terminal 5 (T5) after they cross immigration.

And away from the bustle of passengers catching their flights, robotic arms can lift and move oversized baggage weighing up to 35kg, reducing the back-breaking work done by workers in baggage-handling areas.