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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Robots Replace Bellhops in New York City

Forget the bellhop. Meet the luggage robot.

It's the first of several high-tech, sleek amenities guests encounter at the Yotel, a new hotel that aims to provide a trendy stay at an affordable price.

Purple lighting, throbbing music in the elevators and futon-like sofas that transform to lie-flat beds at the touch of a button help set the mood.

Or maybe they just distract you from the tiny size of the rooms. At 170 square feet, perhaps "room" is too generous of a term. Yotel prefers to call them cabins.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You need a robot to handle comments since it seems you can't.