Japan has the first robot hotel in the world

Tourists come to the hotel and are greeted by a group of robotic staff, bringing their luggage to the room, serving food and drink .

That seemingly remote prospect is becoming a reality in Nagasaki city in Japan.

According to the Telegraph newspaper, in July, Nagasaki will open the Henn-na hotel (meaning 'weird' ) with the majority of the staff being robots, including reception, waitress, cleaning room . The robots have Can communicate with guests in English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean. They have the ability to perform gestures by hand and even wink. Henn-na Hotel is located in the Huis Ten Bosch tourist area in Nagasaki.

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Robot staff at Henn-na hotel (left) - (Photo: Live Science)

Keyless visitors enter the room, which opens the door with face recognition software. Room temperature is adjusted by the guest body temperature measurement system. Japan Times newspaper quoted Huis Ten Bosch president Hideo Sawada as saying the robot will perform up to 90% of hotel services. He described it as the "most efficient hotel in the world".

For guests who are not familiar with this excessive modernity, the hotel also has 10 ordinary employees. The lowest room rate at Henn-na hotel is 60 USD / night. The use of robots and clean energy helps the hotel reduce operating costs significantly. Huis Ten Bosch said that if the Henn-na hotel eats, it will open another robot hotel in 2016.

The robots of Henn-na hotel are products of famous robot company Kokoro. The company has been developing robots since 2003. Kokoro's robots often have the shape and style of a young Japanese girl and can mimic human movements.