Japan's robot hotel 'fires' over half its robotic workers

Japan's robot hotel, the Hen-na ("Strange") Hotel, was supposed to represent the future of lodging with automatons taking care of things that previously required'inefficient' humans. That strategy is coming apart at the seams, however. Hen-na has'fired' over half of its 243 robots after the machines frequently created more problems than they solved. The cute Chu-ri robot you see above, for instance, frequently can't answer questions or may activate in the middle of the night due to snoring. And Chu-ri-chan is just the tip of the iceberg.