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Aeroporti di Roma, or simply ADR, is Italy's leading airport management company. It operates Rome's two main airports, Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport and Ciampino Airport, which sees millions of passengers fly in and out of the airport each year. To stay ahead of the game, ADR partnered with Plug and Play to boost the development and integration of technology in its airports.
ADR's innovation hub is located at Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport and was inaugurated in October 2022. The hub aims to identify innovative solutions to solve real-world problems that are unique to ADR's airports. An impressive array of high-tech startups, corporations, and research institutions, such as Amazon Web Services, are part of the innovation ecosystem. One of the remarkable innovations that have come out of the ADR's innovation hub is a delivery robot called Ottonomy. The robot is designed to operate autonomously and deliver food and duty-free items to passengers in the airport's boarding areas.
This user-friendly design allows passengers to place orders via a mobile app or tablet installed at the airport, and then the robot does the rest. Implementing Ottonomy in ADR's airports has not only made the passenger's shopping and dining experience more seamless but has also increased efficiency and reduced congestion around the boarding areas. Additionally, ADR, the operator of Rome's Fiumicino and Ciampino airports, implemented Airport AI. The chatbot is designed to assist travelers in navigating their way around the airports. This interactive virtual assistant provides information about services and amenities, flight information, parking guidance, and more. It can be accessed through various platforms including Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Skype. ADR's innovation hub is a major step towards making the aviation industry more innovative and efficient.
The ADR and Plug and Play partnership at a glance
Aeroporti di Roma's Objectives
- Foster sustainable growth within Aeroporti di Roma
- Offer an even better experience to passengers
- Connect with startups around the world to gain the most innovative solutions
- Completely renovate the passenger experience throughout the terminal
Year joined: 2021
Partnership Outcomes
- Aeroporti di Roma was introduced to 250+ startups through Plug and Play
- Gained access to relevant, up-to-date trends in the travel industry
- Facilitated networking and collaborative opportunities with other Plug and Play change-makers
- A healthy network of startups were drawn to ADR's innovation hub
Working with startup business ideas
Since 2021, Aeroporti di Roma has initiated two rounds of its Call for Ideas, which serve as their main innovation tool. Plug and Play assisted their accelerator program with attracting startups from all around the world and it has delivered successful startup solutions, which are currently being implemented in the airport area.
At Plug and Play, we understand the importance of staying ahead of change, that's why we specialize in fostering innovation and driving growth. Our global innovation platform consists of 50,000 startups, 500+ world-leading corporations, and hundreds of venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies in various industries.
We aspire to help established and developing companies discover new opportunities for innovation and technological integration. In this effort, we began working with ADR, one of the leading gateways into Italy.
