Robots are deployed at the front desk to help guests check-in and out.A new hotel that is staffed with robots has opened in Japan. The Henn-na Hotel (which translates as "Strange Hotel"), is part of the Huis Ten Bosch theme park complex in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. Guests can also access their rooms via face-recognition, and are able to control room amenities via tablets.According to the Hen...

Commercial laundry is not exactly the fastest-moving area of technology, but one company thinks it has the disruptive technology to transform the sector.At a time when the scarcity of water resources is being starkly highlighted by the ongoing drought in California, a UK-based company called Xeros says that it is winning new business because its new cleaning technology can cut water use for its...

With roughly three-quarters of Americans owning a smartphone, the ability to connect via mobile is now a necessity—for consumers looking to connect with content, as well as for marketers looking to connect to them!Monica Bannan, Nielsen’s senior vice president of Client Solutions for Facebook, moderated the Making Mobile Work for Brands panel at this year’s Consumer 360 conference in Washing...

The US is by far the largest economy in the World, with a nominal GDP of $17.4 trillion in 2014. However, it is not the World leader in all economic sectors: the US is a service-based economy, with a smaller focus on agriculture and industry than other countries.[click to enlarge]The graphic above (Voroni diagram) represents the relative size of each country’s economy in terms of nominal GDP:...

Google filed a patent today for a Glass-like wearable that records video and makes it searchable. If the gadget senses, through pre-programmed cues, that a significant moment is taking place, it will document the event and file the clip to the cloud for your future reference.The patent doesn’t state that this new functionality is for Google Glass, but it does shows the processor and data stora...

WWF initiative 'just' aims to show that there are simple and natural alternatives to many of the products we use every day such as banana peel for shoe polish.WWF Australia launched an environmental initiative with help from Leo Burnett Sydney to show how easy it is to make small changes that make a big difference for the planet. A range of nine household alternatives, ‘just’ products are cre...

The Üllo is claimed to filter most of the sulfite content from wine.Do you get itchy, cramped-up or wheezy from even a little bit of wine? It could be because you have a sulfite sensitivity. Sulfites are sulfur-based compounds that are added in the wine-making process to prevent bacterial growth – they keep the wine from spoiling while it's in transit and storage. Given that they're not neede...

Bearing in mind that credit cards are about to disappear as mobile wallets take over, I thought it would be nice to share this infographic of the history of the credit card.Infographic : http://thefinanser.co.uk/.a/6a01053620481c970b01b8d13baaec970c-700wi[thefinanser]

As a household name, Electrolux has impacted us with their innovations and Swedish Design Thinking.They take forth their commitment towards inspiring us with the student design competition – Electrolux Design Lab. For the 2015 competition, we have 34 shortlisted entries that will be featured over the next three weeks on Yanko Design. You as a design advocate can vote for your favorite in Peopl...