Job Alert: How Would You Like to Babysit Robots?

Published: Jan. 16, 2018, 4:30 p.m.

Book a night at LAX\u2019s Residence Inn and you may be fortunate enough to meet an employee named Wally. His gig is relatively pedestrian\u2014bring you room service, navigate around the hotel's clientele in the lobby and halls\u2014but Wally\u2019s life is far more difficult than it seems. If you put a tray out in front of your door, for instance, he can\u2019t get to you. If a cart is blocking the hall, he can\u2019t push it out of the way.