article_snippet.sent: In a world where online shopping is king, Toshiba hopes technology can change the in store experience - with a robo-assistant.
article_snippet.sent: The firm's humanoid robot is set to start work at the information desk of a department store in Tokyo to help customers find customers way around.
article_snippet.sent: Toshiba's humanoid robot known as Aiko Chihira, is set to start work at the information desk of a department store in TokyoTokyo.
article_snippet.sent: Instead The firm's humanoid robot was created to appear, talk and move as humanly as possible.
article_snippet.sent: Chihira blinks, bows and moves The firm's humanoid robot mouth and lips smoothly while speaking.
article_snippet.sent: The firm's humanoid robot will be set up at the Mitsukoshi department store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, on Monday and Tuesday.
article_snippet.sent: This would involve the robot understanding the needs of This human counterpart and behaving appropriately.'
article_snippet.sent: But Toshiba soon hopes to integrate Toshiba technologies in areas including sensing, speech synthesis, speech recognition and robotic control to create a more social robot by 2020.
article_snippet.sent: The goal is to design a companion for the elderly and people with dementia, to offer telecounselling in natural speech, communicate through sign language, and allow healthcare to keep an eye on elderly people.
highlights_snippet.sent: Created to appear, talk and move as humanly as possible .
  Will offer guidance to customers with information about store .