A receptionist robot, left, greets a hotel employee, right, demonstrating how to check in for the media at the new hotel, aptly called Henn na Hotel or Weird Hotel, in Sasebo, southwestern Japan ...

At Japan’s Henn na Hotels droids pretty much run the show, from greeting you at the door to adjusting the temperature.

The robot will serve as receptionist at the store's entrance until Tuesday, after which it will be available as a guide on the store's 7th floor until the 5 May.

Tokyo - Japan's celebrity robot, Asimo, shifted from curiosity value to practical use on Tuesday with the world's first walking humanoid set to make its office debut next year as a receptionist.

SASEBO, Japan — From the receptionist that does the check-in and check-out to the porter that’s an automated trolley taking luggage up to the room, this hotel in southwestern Japan, ...