July 22, 2015New Japanese hotel has robot staff and no room keys

Robots are deployed at the front desk to help guests check-in and out (Credit: Henn-na Hotel)

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A new hotel that is staffed with robots has opened in Japan. The Henn-na Hotel (which translates as "Strange Hotel"), is part of the Huis Ten Bosch theme park complex in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. Guests can also access their rooms via face-recognition, and are able to control room amenities via tablets.

The Henn-na Hotel was designed by Kawazoe Lab, the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo, and Kajima Corporation. As well as aiming to provide a pleasant and comfortable stay for guests, the hotel was designed to be cost-effective, modern, environmentally-friendly and fun.

Robots are deployed at the front desk to help guests check-in and out. According to the Henn-na Hotel, it's possible to hold a conversation with the "warm" and "friendly" robots while they get on with their work. Alternatively, self-service check-in and check-out eliminates the need to go to the front desk or to wait in line.

There are porter robots employed to carry luggage to and from rooms, and cleaning robots employed to keep the hotel spotless of their own accord. There is also a robot employed in the cloak room. Objects up to the size of small bags can be handed over and the robot will put them away in secure lockers. When the belongings are needed, the robot will locate them in the correct locker and hand them back to the guest.

The hotel has a number of other high-tech features, too. Guests can make use of keyless access to rooms by using face-recognition. This eliminates the need to carry around a room key or card that could potentially be lost. Swipe cards are available, though, for guests who would prefer not to use the face-recognition technology.

Rooms feature motion-sensor-controlled lighting that detects when people are in a room. In this way, room lights are turned on and off automatically. They can also be controlled via tablets provided in the hotel rooms, which can be used to control other amenities as well.

Each room features a radiant panel air conditioning system that uses electromagnetic waves to transfer heat directly from one object to another without affecting the air in between. Its temperature-controlled surface draws heat away from the body when it's warm, and keeps heat from escaping the body when it's cool.

The Henn-na Hotel opened on July 17. There are 72 rooms available during the first phase of construction, with a total of 144 planned eventually. Rooms start from 9,000 yen (US$73).

Source: Henn-na Hotel

拥有机器人员工的日本酒店

7月22日，2015New日本酒店拥有机器人的工作人员和无房keys

机器人被部署在前台，以帮助客人办理入住和退出（来源：海茵娜酒店）

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是配备了机器人的一家新酒店在日本开设了。在海茵娜酒店（意为“怪酒店”），是豪斯登堡主题乐园复杂的佐世保，长崎县的一部分。客人还可以通过面部识别进入自己的房间，并能够通过平板电脑来控制室内设施。

的海茵娜酒店由Kawazoe实验室，工业科学研究所的东京大学，并且被设计鹿岛建设公司。除了旨在提供一个愉快和舒适的住宿的客人，该酒店被设计成具有成本效益的，现代的，环保的和有趣的。

机器人被部署在前台，以帮助客人办理入住和退出。按照海茵娜酒店，就可能举行的“温暖”和“友好”的机器人对话，而他们得到与他们的工作。另外，自助办理入住和退房手续，无需去前台或排队等候。

有用来搬运行李，并从房间门房机器人，清洁机器人用来保持酒店一尘不染他们自己的协议。还有在衣帽间中使用的机器人。对象最多的小袋子的尺寸可以移交，机器人就会把他们离开安全的储物柜。当需要的物品，机器人将它们放在正确的更衣室并把他们回来宾。

酒店拥有其他一些高科技功能了。客人可以使用的无钥匙进入房间使用面部识别。这消除了需要携带一房间钥匙或卡中可能被丢失。刷卡都可以，不过，为客人谁不希望使用面部识别技术。

客房配有动作感应器控制照明，检测当人们在一个房间里。以这种方式，房间的灯被打开和关闭自动。它们也可以通过在酒店客房提供片剂，它可以用于控制其它设施以及控制。

每个房间的功能，使用电磁波以直接从一个物体传递热到另一个，而不影响一个辐射板的空调系统中的空气之间。它的温度控制表面热量吸收，当它的温暖身体，并保持热量散发体内，当它的凉爽。

的海茵娜酒店7月17日开了有72间客房在第一阶段可用结构的，共144计划最终。海茵娜酒店