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German Engineers Create ‘Hotel Room of the Future’

Even the most indulgent luxury hotels might start looking a little bland once you get a taste of the new "hotel room of the future," an experimental room designed by German scientists.

By Kathryn Hawkins. Posted on January 01 2009

You may think a stay at the Ritz-Carlton seems like a dream come true. But even the most indulgent luxury hotels might start looking a little bland, once you get a taste of the new “hotel room of the future,” an experimental room designed by German scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering and Organization. The futuristic room was custom-created to be the most relaxing hotel experience in history, based on carefully-analyzed data.

The scientists discovered that angular rooms leave guests with a sense of depression, so “There are no straight lines here, everything is curvy,” scientist Nikolay Dreharov told BBC News.

If you’re not crazy about the wall color, no problem: just press a button to light the room with your favorite color.

Nothing beats the bed, though: Using voice control activation, you can tell the bed to start rocking in place, much like a baby’s bassinet, for a gentle lull into sleep.

Among the special future hotel room’s other perks, you’ll find a bathroom mirror that doubles as a computer monitor so that you can check your email; a vapor pot that pumps a lemon scent into the room; and even a mini-robot that brings you any drink you request.

“The point of the room,” said Dreharov, “is to evaluate new technologies and let the service industry improve the service for their guests.”

So could a robo-bartender be in your future next time you take a business trip? One can only hope.

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