Thursday, February 5, 2015

Futuristic Japanese Hotel Staffed Entirely by Robots

     A hotel in Japan is believed to open July 17 at Huis Ten Bosch theme park, which used life-sized replicas of old Dutch buildings to re-create The Netherlands in Japan. The robot experience starts when you first walk into the hotel. Robots will help you carry all your bags, as well as manage the front desk and other hotel services such as cleaning, waiters at restaurants etc. 
    Instead of using a key, facial-recognition technology will replace room keys, so you'll be able to unlock your door with your face. The first building in the hotel will open with 72 rooms, followed by another 72-room building within an additional year. A single room will be priced around 59$ a night. A twin room will cost about $76 a night.
     "We will make the most efficient hotel in the world," company President Hideo Sawada said during a news conference, according to Japan Times. "In the future, we'd like to have more than 90 percent of hotel services operated by robots." 
AirdgoThe Airdog is a completely autonomous flyer. It follows you around, recording video (you just need to wear a wristband to let it know where you are). A prototype was on display at the show, tracking skateboarders as they performed tricks on a ramp. The Kickstarter project is still in the prototype phase, but will sell for $1,500 at retail, with a $200 discount available if you pre-order. It's smart enough to return home to land when its battery gets low, and is being targeted at the extreme sports crowd

1 comment:

  1. I think that this blog post is really cool because it's a hotel and the workers are robots.

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