I spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hybrid robot hotel in Tokyo. The robot room service and check-in was novel, but it has a way to go.

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TOKYO -- Tokyo's Olympics may become known as the "Robot Games." Organizers on Friday showed off robots set to be used at the new National Stadium to provide assistance for fans using wheelchairs.

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TOKYO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - In a restaurant down an alley in one of Tokyo's best-known red light districts, four massive female robots wink and wave as they lumber to the beat of traditional Japanese ...

Compact robots that can rest on human shoulders are guiding tourists around Tokyo, but their creator is touting a more ...

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Robots are set to be used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The organising committee for next summer's games has launched the Tokyo 2020 Robot Project - one of many programmes aimed at ...

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 ...