Besides visiting trade shows , visiting Japan is also worthwhile to keep up with developments in robotics. Not fond of flying or short on budget? The internet helps!
Here is a nice filmpje by Motherboard with a travel report from Japan. The makers searched for ‘Robot hotels’ and also spoke to people actually spending the night there.
Inside the Japanese Hotel Staffed by Robots (by Motherboard)
By far the most interesting I found the reactions of the actual users at the end of the movie. I believe these reactions show that the Japanese are not that different from other people when it comes to robots. These reactions could easily have come from a group of Dutch people.
