Japan's H.I.S. company has found its robot-staffed minimalist hotels so popular it plans to open 10 more of them over the next two years, including in major city locations.
The hotels, which feature robot receptionists (humanoid and lizardly, among other shapes), robot cleaning staff and carefully-monitored minimum use of water and power, go under the name of Henn-na Hotel, or 'strange hotel.'
The three open so far have all been paired with theme parks. But their popularity, including with international visitors has prompted the company to put up an investment of around $270 million to open six new sites in Tokyo, starting in December, followed by one in Fukuoka, two in Osaka and one in Kyoto.
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