(FILES) This file photo taken on March 09, 2016 shows robot Chihira Kanae developped by Toshiba is pictured at a welcome desk at the International Tourism Fair ITB in Berlin. At an entrance to Berlin's exhibition hall where thousands of travel industry professionals are gathering for the ITB trade show, humanoid robot ChihiraKanae greets visitors -- in English, German, Chinese and Japanese. / AFP PHOTO / TOBIAS SCHWARZ
BERLIN: In a hotel not in a galaxy far, far away, a robot bids you welcome as you pull into the driveway.
Another hands out the keycard to your room, and a third gives you the password to the WiFi network.
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