# YAPE at Frankfurt, Germany: deployment

Canonical ID: `52957b78-e139-44f5-a730-3699d5480901`

Fraport and e-Novia deployed YAPE as a guide robot at Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1, Pier A for five days. Robot helped passengers carry small luggage (up to 30 kg) and navigate to gates at 6 km/h.

## Key facts

- **Duration:** 5-day trial
- **Operator:** Fraport AG

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-07-09_

- **Slug:** yape-frankfurt-airport-2019
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [YAPE](/models/yape-yape.md) (id: `e0651e60-e858-4f74-881c-e7a63d2fd3c8`)
- **Company:** [Yape](/companies/yape.md) (id: `cf8b35e6-467c-45b3-9c5f-13637f3132bc`)
- **Location:** [Frankfurt, Germany](/locations/germany/frankfurt-germany.md) (id: `6716b959-2d9e-40dc-9858-ff30803b314b`)
- **First seen:** 2019-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.fraport.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2019/q4-2019/fraport-and-e-novia-trialed-guide-robot-yape-at-frankfurt-airpor.html

## Common questions

### What is the YAPE deployment at Frankfurt, Germany?

YAPE, built by Yape, is recorded as a deployment at Frankfurt, Germany on the DEPLOY registry. Yape operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates YAPE at Frankfurt, Germany?

Yape, the manufacturer of YAPE, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the YAPE deployment at Frankfurt, Germany go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting October 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the YAPE deployment at Frankfurt, Germany?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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