{"id":10178,"date":"2019-04-10T18:25:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T16:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=10178"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:25:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:25:27","slug":"japans-robot-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/04\/japans-robot-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s Robot Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content__headline-standfirst-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"tonal__standfirst u-cf\">\n<div class=\"content__standfirst\">\n<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Japan is a world leader in robotics technology, and the government is trumpeting robotics as a pillar of its growth strategy.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The Henn na \u2013 or Weird Hotel \u2013 has opened in Japan where guests check in with robots which also deliver their luggage to their rooms.\u00a0Another feature is facial recognition technology, so instead of the standard electronic keys, a digital image of the guest\u2019s face is registered during check-in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch the video and discuss the questions that follow:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Where hotel is staffed by robots - 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