In true Silicon Valley fashion, Mineta San Jose International Airport is giving travelers a modern way to enjoy the wait at the boarding gate with the debut of the new iPal Playground, the first interactive play space featuring the iPal humanoid social robot. The only installation of its kind in the U.S., the iPal Playground features AvatarMind’s new iPal social companion robots to play with, entertain and even educate travelers?adults and children alike?passing through SJC.