9 Hotels That Have Robot Employees. How Fast The World Has Progressed...
Ever thought about having a robot receptionist at a hotel? Well, here are 9 hotels that have "employed" robots as receptionists. 1) Henn-na Hotel, Japan Japan has been at the forefront of the hotel robot trend with the Henn-na Hotel chain taking the lead. Henn-na Hotels’ nondescript exteriors belie the fantastical elements within. At the world’s first all-robot (well, mostly robot) hotel chain, dinosaur robots check you in, a robot porter delivers your bags to your room, and an in-room tabletop robot functions as an Amazon Alexa device. Forgot your room key? Facial recognition technology renders it obsolete. Depending on the hotel, there are also fish robots in a bowl, a robot recycling bin, robot vacuums (all Tokyo locations), and even an entire robotic orchestra in the lobby of the Nagasaki locale. Meanwhile, expect a Henn-na Hotel boomlet soon, starting with two new additions in Osaka, plus Kyoto’s first, all by early 2019. 2) Yotel, Worldwide Th