Gatwick Airport and Stanley Robotics to test valet parking robots

Gatwick Airport, London, UK, has signed a framework contract with Stanley Robotics to test robots that valet park passengers’ cars.It will be the first UK airport to trial valet parking robots.The trial will start in the second half of 2019 and continue into early next year.The robot, known as Stan, will gently lift up the cars and store them in a secure car parking space once passengers leave their car in a spacious ‘parking station’ close to the South Terminal entrance.Passengers do not have to hand over their car keys to the robot.