But the "Henn'na Hotel," which translates to "strange hotel" in Japanese, lives up to its name. "Please ask me your request, but don't ask me a difficult question because I am a robot," says the ...

If you think robots can do better than humans in running a hotel, check out the newly opened Henn na Hotel (Weird Hotel, in English) in Sasebo, a city in southwestern Japan. It's staffed by robots ...

At an idiosyncratic hotel in Nagasaki, Japan, there are no humans manning the front desk—every primary staff member at the Henn-na Hotel is a robot. The robotic staff members are part of an ...

The Henn na Hotel in Japan, which translates to "Weird Hotel" in English, is almost entirely operated by robots. The only humans on staff are security officers and a cleaning crew. A night's stay ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Henn'na Hotel in Japan has found a way to make service more efficient: they employ robots. But not to worry, the staff there is warm and friendly. The robots ...

Henn na Hotel, as it is called in Japanese, was shown to reporters Wednesday, complete with robot demonstrations, ahead of its opening to the public Friday. Another feature of the hotel is the use ...

SASEBO, Japan—Yoshihisa Ishikawa’s one-night stay at a robot-staffed hotel in western Japan wasn’t relaxing. He was roused every few hours during the night by the doll-shaped assistant in ...

The staff at a Japanese hotel manned entirely by robots includes a realistic-looking woman and a bow tie-clad velociraptor. The Henn na Hotel -- which translates to "Weird Hotel" -- features the ...

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 ...

A hotel staffed by ten multi-lingual robots is set to open later this year in Japan. When the Henn-na Hotel opens in July, it will be run by robots that can greet guests before carrying their ...

a theme park modeled after the Netherlands in Japan’s Nagasaki Prefecture, has announced plans to open a hotel with robot staff and other advanced technologies. The hotel will be called Henn-na ...