Robot barista to serve coffee at travel agency's Tokyo cafe

Travel agency H.I.S. Co. said Tuesday that a robot will serve coffee to customers at a cafe it plans to open next month at its flagship branch in central Tokyo. The agency will open its Henn Na Cafe (strange cafe) featuring a robotic arm and an automated coffee maker at its store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. The move will add to the company's series of services using robots, including at the Henn Na Hotel (strange hotel) in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, where a dinosaur robot welcomes guests at the front desk. At the Shibuya cafe, customers will be greeted by the U.S.-made robot, with an attached screen showing facial expressions. Would you like delicious coffee?" the machine asks in Japanese.