Japan is known for technological innovation and hospitality, influencing new hotel trends. Michelle Gross spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hotel that leverages robots and automation. She says ...

The days of a boring hotel room are over. Today’s traveler doesn’t just want a place to sleep; they want a unique experience that feels designed for them. The Henn na Hotel chain is a perfect example ...

A room in this futuristic hotel comes equipped with a steam machine, a temperature-regulating mattress, and a robot concierge ...

Back in August, Electronic Products told the story of a robot that provides concierge services at the Aloft Hotel in Cupertino, CA. As one might expect, the trend of using robots for tasks that have ...

AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi SASEBO, Japan -- A hotel in southwestern Japan, aptly called Weird Hotel, is "manned" almost totally by robots to save labor costs.

A new hotel in Japan would be ran by robots. Room service, cleaning, serving drinks would be done by machines. It looks like the rise of the machines as reports have revealed that a new hotel is being ...

If you’re like most people, falling asleep surrounded by creepy robots isn’t your idea of perfect hospitality. If not, then this new Japanese hotel staffed almost completely with robots might be for ...

The first automated, "weird" hotel opened in Nagasaki last year. This second one, in Tokyo, will rely even less on humans. Adam Bolton is a contributor for CNET based in Japan. He is, among things, a ...

For centuries, hospitality in Japan has meant kimono-clad innkeepers attentive to the last detail. Now, androids from the company that licenses Hello Kitty will staff a new hotel. A theme park near ...