Human or robot? Japan’s new high-tech receptionist – in pictures

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  ChihiraAico welcomes customers at an information desk of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store in Tokyo. FRANCK ROBICHON / EPA

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  A reception clerk poses with Toshiba’s humanoid robot ChihiraAico. FRANCK ROBICHON / EPA

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  Toshiba’s humanoid robot named ChihiraAico welcomes customers. FRANCK ROBICHON / EPA

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  A woman reacts in surprise as she looks at Toshiba’s humanoid robot. FRANCK ROBICHON / EPA

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  Japanese photographers take pictures of Toshiba’s humanoid robot ChihiraAico. FRANCK ROBICHON / EPA

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  Humanoid ChihiraAico clad in a Japanese kimono greets a customer. AFP

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  Visitors look at a kimono-clad android robot named ChihiraAico. Reuters