The androids to be used, called Actroids, were first developed at Osaka University. Actroids mimic human behavior by making eye contact, responding to body language and voice tone, blinking, breathing, and speaking in fluent Japanese, Chinese, Korean and English. Hotel President Hideo Sawada told the Japan Times that he hopes to have 90 percent of the labor in his hotel conducted by robots, making it the most efficient hotel in the world.
Japan will be the first country to do what with robots?
Answer: run a hotel
A 72-room hotel in Nagasaki, Japan, is planning to serve patrons through the purchase of 10 androids, who will greet guests, carry luggage and clean rooms.
The androids to be used, called Actroids, were first developed at Osaka University. Actroids mimic human behavior by making eye contact, responding to body language and voice tone, blinking, breathing, and speaking in fluent Japanese, Chinese, Korean and English. Hotel President Hideo Sawada told the Japan Times that he hopes to have 90 percent of the labor in his hotel conducted by robots, making it the most efficient hotel in the world.
The androids to be used, called Actroids, were first developed at Osaka University. Actroids mimic human behavior by making eye contact, responding to body language and voice tone, blinking, breathing, and speaking in fluent Japanese, Chinese, Korean and English. Hotel President Hideo Sawada told the Japan Times that he hopes to have 90 percent of the labor in his hotel conducted by robots, making it the most efficient hotel in the world.
