I spent 4 nights at a robot hotel in Tokyo. The future of hospitality is here — but it still needs fine-tuning.

I spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hybrid robot hotel in Tokyo. The robot room service and check-in was novel, but it has a way to go.
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How a robot cafe in Tokyo aims to empower – not replace – human workers

Japan is running out of workers. With an unemployment rate of just 2.5 per cent, a rapidly ageing population and declining birth rate, finding enough people to fill roles as taxi drivers, baristas and ...
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Fuel up alongside a fleet of robots at Pepper Parlor in Tokyo

The robotic Pepper Parlor puts a Star Wars-esque spin on dinner and a show in Tokyo. Patrons may order from, converse with and be entertained by a robot fleet that outnumbers its human handlers at ...
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Unusual Experiences only Found in Tokyo

Tokyo doesn’t just march to the beat of its own drum—it’s conducting an entire orchestra that nobody else can hear. This ...

Tourist-guiding robots give role to people with mobility issues

Compact robots that can rest on human shoulders are guiding tourists around Tokyo, but their creator is touting a more ...
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I spent 4 nights at a robot hotel in Tokyo. The future of hospitality is here — but it still needs fine-tuning.

Japan is known for technological innovation and hospitality, influencing new hotel trends. Michelle Gross spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hotel that leverages robots and automation. She says ...