A pair of robot dinosaurs wearing bellboy hats welcome gu...

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  • A pair of robot dinosaurs wearing bellboy hats welcome guests from the front desk at the Henn-na Hotel in Urayasu, suburban Tokyo on August. - The reception at the Henn-na Hotel east of Tokyo is eeriely quiet until customers near the robot dinosaurs manning front desk. Their sensors detect motion and they bellow: "Welcome." It might be about the weirdest check-in experience possible, but that's exactly the point at the Henn-na ("Weird") chain, which bills itself as offering the world's first hotels staffed by robots. AFP
    A pair of robot dinosaurs wearing bellboy hats welcome guests from the front desk at the Henn-na Hotel in Urayasu, suburban Tokyo on August. - The reception at the Henn-na Hotel east of Tokyo is eeriely quiet until customers near the robot dinosaurs manning front desk. Their sensors detect motion and they bellow: "Welcome." It might be about the weirdest check-in experience possible, but that's exactly the point at the Henn-na ("Weird") chain, which bills itself as offering the world's first hotels staffed by robots. AFP
  • A robot fish swims in a water tank displayed at the entrance of the Henn-na Hotel. AFP
    A robot fish swims in a water tank displayed at the entrance of the Henn-na Hotel. AFP
  • A robot dinosaur wearing a bellboy hat welcomes guests from the front desk at the Henn-na Hotel in Urayasu, suburban Tokyo. AFP
    A robot dinosaur wearing a bellboy hat welcomes guests from the front desk at the Henn-na Hotel in Urayasu, suburban Tokyo. AFP
  • A pair of robot dinosaurs wearing bellboy hats welcome guests from the front desk at the Henn-na Hotel. AFP
    A pair of robot dinosaurs wearing bellboy hats welcome guests from the front desk at the Henn-na Hotel. AFP
  • A robot dinosaur wearing a bellboy hats welcomes guests from the front desk at the Henn-na Hotel. AFP
    A robot dinosaur wearing a bellboy hats welcomes guests from the front desk at the Henn-na Hotel. AFP
  • A robot dinosaur wearing a bellboy hat welcomes guests from the front desk at the Henn-na Hotel. AFP
    A robot dinosaur wearing a bellboy hat welcomes guests from the front desk at the Henn-na Hotel. AFP
  • Models of Tyrannosaurus dinosaurs are displayed at the entrance of the Henn-na Hotel. AFP
    Models of Tyrannosaurus dinosaurs are displayed at the entrance of the Henn-na Hotel. AFP
  • A pair of robot dinosaurs wearing bellboy hats welcome guests from the front desk at the Henn-na Hotel. AFP
    A pair of robot dinosaurs wearing bellboy hats welcome guests from the front desk at the Henn-na Hotel. AFP