Thread: Robot receptionist welcomes shoppers in Japan

TOKYO - She can smile, she can sing and this robot receptionist who started work in Tokyo on Monday never gets bored of welcoming customers to her upmarket shop.

"My name is ChihiraAico. How do you do?" she says in Japanese, blinking and nodding to customers in the foyer of Mitsukoshi, Japan's oldest department store chain.

Clad in an elegant traditional kimono, ChihiraAico -- a name that sounds similar to a regular Japanese woman's name -- breaks into a rosy-lipped smile as would-be shoppers approach.

Unlike her real-life counterparts -- almost always young women -- who welcome customers to shops like this, ChihiraAico cannot answer questions, but simply....

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some companies are now putting a lot of funds into creating the human hand.

being greeted by a robot is not social.
and may look cute for now
but not sure how all this is gonna pan out in the future for PEOPLE.

jees we allow folk from other countries to come here to slash labour costs
while joe public cries and bitches for the good ole days.
and create Ukip.
yes the robotic world is here to stay and ukip can do nowt about it.

off tangent now.

This opens up a new business opportunity for used robot panty vending machines. The lingering aroma of grease, yes.