Probably Japan's most out-there hotel chain (and that's saying something), robot-managed Henn Na Hotel is now striking down in Tokyo's classiest district. Quite a throw from their humble beginnings ...

TOKYO -- A new hotel opened Thursday in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district. The name, Henn na Hotel, offers guests their first inkling that it is like no other in central Tokyo. Henn na means "strange" in ...

TOKYO The name offers guests at the recently opened Henn na Hotel in Ginza their first inkling that they are checking into accommodations unlike any other in Tokyo. Henn na means "strange" in Japanese ...

Robots to the Rescue in the Hotel Industry? Smiling female staff stand at the front desk counter. But all is not as it seems. These are, in fact, robots, made with strict attention to detail. You are ...

A robot dinosaur greets customers at the front desk (AFP Photo) The reception at the Henn na Hotel east of Tokyo is eerily quiet until customers approach the robot dinosaurs manning the front desk.

A dinosaur robot acting as a receptionist demonstrates how to check-in to the hotel during a press preview for the newly-opening Henn na Hotel Maihama Tokyo Bay in Urayasu, east of Tokyo. Japan’s ...

From Aqua City Odaiba Tourist Information Centre's Chihira Junco to Softbank's Pepper, androids and other robots are de rigueur at reception desks across Tokyo these days. But as you might have ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Android check-in staff at Henn-na Hotel in Tokyo. The receptionist at the Henn-na Hotel in Ginza, Tokyo, is looking at me blankly, smile ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Android check-in staff at Henn-na Hotel in Tokyo. It seems robot domination in the workforce won't be happening anytime soon. A Japanese ...