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Two receptionist robots, left, greet a hotel employee to demonstrate how to check in to the Henn na Hotel, or Weird Hotel, in Sasebo, southwestern Japan.
From the receptionist that does the check-in and check-out to the porter that's an automated trolley taking luggage up to the room, this hotel in southwestern Japan, aptly called Weird Hotel, is ...
It was only a matter of time before the robots would start taking over…hotels. As robotics become more sophisticated, one theme park in Japan is gearing up to launch a hotel operated by an all-robot ...
CBS News reported Wednesday that the Henn’na Hotel in Japan has gained worldwide attention for giving up on humans and employing their staff with robots.
Takeover: A second robot-run hotel to open in Japan The first automated, "weird" hotel opened in Nagasaki last year. This second one, in Tokyo, will rely even less on humans.
A theme park near Nagasaki in southern Japan will open a smart hotel featuring female androids that greet guests, and robots that carry luggage and serve coffee.
KYOTO, Japan — The robot appeared in the hotel hallway as if out of nowhere, R2D2-sized, silently rolling, on a mission of undetermined nature from its robot overlords. A group of us Yankee ...
SASEBO, Japan — From the receptionist that does the check-in and check-out to the porter that’s an automated trolley taking luggage up to the room, this hotel in southwestern Japan, ...
A receptionist robot, left, greets a hotel employee, right, demonstrating how to check in for the media at the new hotel, aptly called Henn na Hotel or Weird Hotel, in Sasebo, southwestern Japan.