When you think about an airport, you naturally think about the people who work there. The entire process of getting from your cab to your flight has you meeting and interacting with many airport officials. However in the future, it may be possible to transit through an airport without interacting with a single human official. In fact Singapore’s Changi Airport may be the first in the world where airport bots will take over completely.

The airport has been judged the best airport in the world for six years by Skytrax. It is dedicated to making airports manned by robots a reality and has actually constructed an entire terminal to test these bots of the future in real time. As airports get bigger with the need to handle larger volumes of passengers, it is also required to ensure that these passengers get seamless service while they transit through the airport.

Singapore has a limited pool of  domestic talent to handle such a growing need. The city state also has an aversion to allowing too many ex-pats in the country. In this scenario, getting robots to do the work of humans may seem like the most practical alternative. The current science project in the test terminal will prove if it’s possible.