A life-like android robot marked her first day at work as a receptionist at a major department store in Tokyo on Monday, greeting customers as they walked in.<br /><br />The Mitsukoshi Nihombashi department store unveiled their new receptionist "Aiko Chihira" to customers and the media.<br /><br />The department store said it hopes the robot will be an effective tool in giving directions to customers and boosting store campaigns.<br /><br />The robot will serve as receptionist at the store's entrance until Tuesday, after which it will be available as a guide on the store's 7th floor until the 5 May.<br /><br />------------------------------------------<br /><br />Subscribe to our channel: http://read.ht/fLZ<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/htTweets<br /><br />Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hindustantimes<br /><br />Watch more videos at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/video<br /><br />hindustantimes.com © 2015
