article_snippet.sent: Aiko Chihira is an android manufactured by Toshiba, designed to look and move like a real person.
article_snippet.sent: Aiko Chihira was put on temporary display at the department store.
article_snippet.sent: Toshiba says Aiko Chihira has 43 motors allowing Aiko Chihira to move, speak in sign language and even sing.
article_snippet.sent: The regular greeter, Ayako Seiryu, says Aiko Chihira's not worried about a robot replacing Aiko Chihira -- even one made to resemble a real 32-year-old woman.
article_snippet.sent: Communication is important," Aiko Chihira says.
article_snippet.sent: Chihira can't have a conversation yet, acknowledges Hitoshi Tokuda, Toshiba spokesperson.
article_snippet.sent: But Chihira says the technology is evolving quickly and someday, robots like Aiko Chihira could replace humans for certain jobs.