‘Black Mirror': Argentine tourist amazed by hi-tech Japan hotel staffed by humanoid robots
The influencer said the hotel scene resembled the setting of the famous television series Black Mirror.
The self-service hotel chain features humanoid robots in uniforms handling everything from check-in to checkout.
An Argentine influencer identified as manuenalemania who has over 46,000 followers on social media, brought the hotel set-up to the public spotlight.
One of the robots that greets visitors arriving at the hotel's reception desk. Photo: group.hennnahotel
On June 25, she told how her check-in and checkout experiences at Henn na Hotel in Tokyo were entirely handled by robots. The post garnered more than 88,000 views.
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