A Tour of the World's First Robot-Staffed Hotel | WSJ

Henn-na Hotel, the world's first hotel entirely staffed by robots, opens in Nagasaki, Japan on July 17. (Video/Photo: Huis Ten Bosch)
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[@averycreativeusername7618]

Fun fact: I've been hear before with my family, there was no cook even though there was fancy tables, you only get foods and drinks on a vending machine that cooks, you will probably wait few minutes for it to be cooked.

[@DreamFlightPro]

That's why I love Japan. The U.S. will never have the kind of technology that Japan has. Japan is number 1. ❤🙏👌

[@GmodMark]

who does the laundry and changing the bed sheets? I wanna see those robots.

[@diegoardon1154]

Robots don't change bed sheets in my class we have these articles called "Scholastic News" and this hotel was on the news paper thing and it said the only thing robots can't do is change bed sheets.

[@battlefield05]

+Biggamer10 Neo hey that's where I heard of this hotel! In my class scholastic news!

[@dlbattle100]

Yeah, I wasn't impressed. I didn't see a single robot doing anything useful like that.

[@ndhart3213]

Oh yeah? I heard it from ripley’s believe it or not 2017.

[@dennisolsson7772]

So it begins....

[@bardthewanderingcaretaker2700]

That's why I love Japan

[@pradeepchauhan9862]

Amazing hotel..

[@nangzwamlengnoom8244]

Great !

[@jamiemccormack7]

you can checkout anytime you like but can you ever leave?

[@bas4116]

Jamie Mc Cormack Relax said the night man. we are programed to receive.

[@britishcowgirl]

Jamie Mc Cormack LOL

[@famsquadmedia2999]

Is that from Hotel California?

[@LeofromFreo]

No, because they implant a chip into sleeping guests.

[@user-li3pn2zq6b]

Hi)Its Cool/How get licensed?

[@8595Goosebumps]

who cleans the rooms and changes the beds and is there a restaurant if so are the robots cooking and takinf the orders

[@jumpingjellyfish9596]

Japan is such a technologically advanced country. Leaves Australia for dead!

[@fogdragon23]

That's a really nice price.

[@judys3273]

Amazing! ! I know a company from China called Huahui and their Hotel Robots are great. Maybe you can check this company out. The company has put a series of hotel robots including welcome robot, delivery robot, and cleaning robot.

[@CybrBeastAI]

This goes to show that starting with unskilled labor type jobs, robots will step in and replace humans. Robots don't need Holidays, salaries, benefits or sick time etc. When artificial intelligence is merged with the robots, the dog, known as man's best friend may take 2nd position, as humans replace their husbands, wives and pets as their favorite companion with robots who understand and cater to their every desire. You get to figure out the rest.

[@oldtwins]

+Vincent Jackson yep. invest in those automation device companies. they will make mega bucks once companies realize it's cheaper and more reliable to have robots than pay a high school dropout $15 minimum wage.

[@SchmuckCatChan]

+Vincent Jackson We shouldn't be afraid of robots. After all, these things aren't as advanced as the media would have us believe. Plus, they need skilled humans to program and maintain them. These so-called "robots" are little more than the automatons found inside Disneyland. Speaking of Disney, that's the sort we need to be afraid of. Corporations that can import cheap labor (what I'd call the real robots) from some faraway land to replace you.

[@CybrBeastAI]

You are correct ***** today's robots are not quite ready to replace common human jobs. Robots are widely used in factories. After 2026, the technology should be far enough advanced to replace your coffee barista, fast food worker or warehouse worker. In fact at the CES 2016 in Vegas, Bosch demoed a Barista robot that could take orders, write your name on a cup, and make your custom coffee order. People were placing orders and I watched. No intervention by humans.

[@marenelizabeth]

cool

[@audacityknight]

Hello Robotics Age - where humans are no longer needed.

[@leffy9598]

Scary :O

[@montysaini8602]

Around some 100 years back this place was hit with atomic bombs. Japan has indeed come a long way

[@shhwgdbsnsdvshdygdbs4640]

I think in the midnights its scary ROBOTS😱

[@soniabegum3500]

is it real?

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

That dino robot in the front desk looks kinda silly.

[@user-zt9qq1fs7n]

I thought dinosaurs were extinct

[@berserker2922]

THEY TOOK ER JOBS!

[@lloran7]

It actually extremely dull when you know there are gears and wires inside them and not much different than a radio broadcasting...

[@lelouchvibritannia6851]

WoodlandElves lol I'm used to that anyways

[@SnowbellAndShadow]

Is she the Porter robot

[@Atombender]

And who is providing security? T-800's?

[@zamkaella3152]

creep to me but I like it !!!!!

[@vickycohn9596]

soon robots will be the new scapegoat, lol

[@transitdude3352]

ONLY IN JAPAN!!! Lolllll!

[@4nki]

human like robots are so creepy D:

[@charismabambina5747]

Wats with the dino? Lol

[@bergg2009]

+charrr „Butterfly“ c for the fans of jurassic park

[@williamanthony9090]

So where are the robot comfort girls? Without them, all this these other robots are just a waste of time! I want some artificial lovin!!!

[@lilybabybear]

creepy

[@zamkaella3152]

icreep to me but I like it !!!!!😖😎

[@zamkaella3152]

creep to me but I like it

[@zamkaella3152]

creep to me but I like it !!!!!😖😎

[@nawfv]

small ass rooms slow ass robots nice concept tho

[@ainke]

is a hotel... what do you expect? Mension side bed room? Also, if the robot go fast... it might drop your package... which could be delicate.

[@yourliestopshere]

How fail.

[@ainke]

How win? We don't even need to interact with human being anymore. No, mistake about the information... because robot are smarter than human.

[@bryanmcwhite9335]

2020 Rules forever what's this world coming to robot controlled motels I like empty arm s motel better I'm Roy Clark at empty arm s motel. Steve Fikes the dragon robot Diana Fikes Mrs robot my motel s better.

[@manologocho]

Nope for me, i want a hotel ateended by humans not robots !!!

[@sourishsaha8067]

Tough to live with this salary Democrats solution:No need for that job

[@ElectricLynxx]

Dislike

[@zamkaella3152]

creep to me but I like it