article_snippet: Earlier this week Riken-SRK Collaboration Centre for Human-Interactive Robot Research in Nagoya, Japan unveiled its latest Robear.
article_snippet: And at the start of the month, management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group said management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group will begin employing a humanoid called Nao in management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group branches from April, on a trial basis.
article_snippet: And if the trial is successful, the robotic employees will be rolled out to more branches of the Japanese bank by 2020.
article_snippet: Elsewhere, in China there is a hotel manned entirely by robots.
article_snippet: From reception desk staff to security doormen and waiters, the Pengheng Space Capsules Hotel in Shenzhen, China, has built, rather than hired, new employees.
article_snippet: Start-up costs and robot maintenance aside, staff bills are minimal and the Pengheng Space Capsules Hotel can pass these savings back to the customer as a night's stay costs just £6.80 per night.