Japanese Hotel Fires Robot Staff After They Annoy Human Staff and Guests - Interesting Engineering | :: The 4th Era :: | Scoop.it
A Japanese hotel has fired hundred of its robotic staff because they weren't doing a good job. The Henn-na “Strange” Hotel in Nagasaki Prefecture has laid off 243 robots after they started to cause more work for their human colleagues. 

One of the robots that got the ax was a doll-shaped assistant placed in each room called Churi. Churi was supposed to help guests plan their stay by answering questions about local attractions

Via John Evans