A department store employee poses with a kimono-clad android robot named Aiko Chihira, developed by Toshiba,...
A reception employee of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi department store (R) poses for a photo with a kimono-clad android robot named Aiko Chihira, developed by Toshiba Corp., during its unveiling at the reception desk of the store in Tokyo April 20, 2015. The humanoid robot, originally introduced by Toshiba last year, which can use sign language and introduce itself, started work at the department store reception desk in downtown Tokyo on Monday. It is designed to interact with customers and recently has been upgraded to speak Chinese, a department store offical said. REUTERS/Issei Kato TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY