Photography by Trevor Williams, via MashableArts+Culture / NewsWould you spend a night in Japan’s new robot hotel?A staff of humanoid robots and hospitable dinos graciously welcomes you to Henn-na HotelShareLink copied ✔️July 17, 2015Arts+CultureNewsText Trey Taylor Henn-na Hotel in Sasebo, Japan, isn’t your run-of-the-mill, free buffet-toting Holiday Inn. Instead of a staff of inept concierges à la Tim Curry in Home Alone 2, Henn-na Hotel – which translates to “Strange Hotel” in English – is manned by a troop of superfuture humanoid robots. Scheduled to open this Friday (time to rethink your weekend plans?), guests can step right into the future as the hotel features a robotic cloak system to handle baggage, room doors that open by face-recognition technology, and rather cute anthropomorphic dinosaurs to aid in a smooth check-in. Other robots in the lobby greet visitors, serve coffee and act as concierge. So basically, Henn-na Hotel is that Disney TV movie Smart House come to life. It started as a way to cut labour costs, and quickly evolved into a race to create the world’s wackiest hotel. Creepy? A little. The way of the future? You betcha. View more images here and watch a customer being served by an affable velociraptor below: Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.Trending10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaManaging to (mostly) slip under the radar of Instagram’s notorious censorship rules, these are the flesh-baring accounts you need to followBeauty NothingMusicNothing launches ‘Club Nothing’ nightlife series with a global fundPull&BearFashionSongs Worth Reading: Sophia Stel and PULL&BEAR find dark academia in ParisDazed LeagueInside an intimate soccer watch party in New YorkArt & PhotographyAnd Love Comes in at the Eye: Passionate portraits from Tom Wood’s archiveLife & CultureIs this the most corrupt World Cup ever?Film & TV7 films to watch if you loved Obsession Beauty‘I trust my own body’: The rise of the unquantified self MusicDaughter From Hell: The 5 best tracks on Gracie Abrams’ new albumEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy