A 72-room hotel in Japan to be manned by a team of 10 lifelike robots

The hospitality industry in Japan is going hi-tech with plans to use a team of 10 lifelike robots to look after the needs of residents of the 72-room Henn-na Hotel in Sasebo. Come July and the machines would take over functions right from the reception desk.
They would be assisted by only two flesh-and-blood staff members on the premises.
This has been reported in bbc.com dated 2 June 2015.

The robots would greet the guests, carry their bags, and even clean rooms once a guest leaves. The robots would have eerily realistic female face, they would be multilingual with ability to speak a number of languages and respond to guest enquiries.
There would be facial recognition software to open doors.
Robotics is employed in many hotel around the world for specific activities but the Japan experience would be a new one, one that would be totally dependent on robotics.
This may not be good news for every receptionist or bellboy but, an imminent robot uprising appears to be certainly on the cards.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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