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Welcome to Japan’s ‘Weird’ hotel that has ROBOT receptionists

The hotel in Tokyo has humanoid staffers who can speak to arriving guests in three different languages

A FUTURISTIC Japanese hotel is staffed by smiling ROBOTS who greet guests at reception.

The friendly synthetic receptionists work in tandem with humans at the tech-savvy Henn-na, which translates as “Weird”, Hotel Ginza in Tokyo.

 A smiling robot greets guests at the high-tech Tokyo hotel
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A smiling robot greets guests at the high-tech Tokyo hotelCredit: Splash News

And the humanoid staff members are able to bridge the language barrier and are able to speak to guests in English, Chinese Korean and Japanese.

Astonishing pictures show the robot staffers effortlessly dealing with customers, without breaking a sweat, and even waiting patiently for more guests to arrive.

Indeed, the tireless work ethic of the new employees is bound to have an impact on their human counterparts.

Room rates at the ten floor hotel, which has 98 rooms, start from £46 per night.

Each high-tech room is equipped with a smartphone to manage utilities including lights, air conditioner and TV through an app.

Another state-of-the-art hotel in Japan has introduced self-parking slippers.

 One customer is pictured handing over a card to the friendly humanoid staffer
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One customer is pictured handing over a card to the friendly humanoid stafferCredit: Splash News
 The robots wait patiently for more guests to arrive
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The robots wait patiently for more guests to arriveCredit: Splash News
 Guests can control different functions in their rooms, such as air conditioning, with smartphones at the cutting-edge hotel in Japan
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Guests can control different functions in their rooms, such as air conditioning, with smartphones at the cutting-edge hotel in JapanCredit: Reuters

The traditional Japanese inn (known as a ryokan) combines traditional hospitality with up-to-the-minute driving technology.

Using automotive systems, slippers at the ProPILOT Park Ryokan "park" themselves at the entrance of the traditional inn at the push of a button, ready for guests to use upon arrival.

The rooms will also come with self-parking tables and floor cushions.

At first glance, the ProPILOT Park Ryokan looks like any other traditional Japanese inn.

 

Traditional Japanese inn hospitality treats guests to self-parking slippers, tables and floor cushions inspired by Nissan’s ProPilot auto parking technology
 The self-driving slippers are new for Japanese hospitality
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The self-driving slippers are new for Japanese hospitality
 Keeping slippers neatly lined up is a task in itself
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Keeping slippers neatly lined up is a task in itselfCredit: Getty - Contributor

Slippers are neatly lined up at the foyer, where guests remove their shoes.

Tatami rooms are furnished with low tables and floor cushions for sitting.

What sets this ryokan apart is that the slippers, tables and cushions are rigged with a special version of Nissan’s ProPILOT Park autonomous parking technology.

When not in use, they automatically return to their designated spots at the push of a button.

First introduced in the all-new Nissan LEAF in Japan in October 2017, ProPILOT Park detects surrounding objects and lets drivers automatically park the vehicle in a selected parking space by pressing a button.

The same technology is being used in the amenities at the ProPILOT Park Ryokan during a demonstration to entertain guests and reduce staff workload.


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