A Look Inside Japan's First Robot-Run Hotel

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After covering some of the initial details regarding the “Henn Na” hotel back in February, a new video documenting the inside of the robot-run establishment has surfaced. If you thought humanoid robots providing concierge, café, cleaning and porter services was weird, try robot dinosaurs. It has been long known that Japan is home to some of the creepiest and most absurd things on the face of the Earth, but this may have just topped it. Reasonably priced at ¥7,000 JPY (approximately $59 USD) for a single room and ¥9,000 JPY (approximately $76 USD) for a double, book your room at the hotel’s website now.

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