Osaka god "Billiken" transfers magical power to its robot version

Masaaki Nishigami, president of a company operating the Tsutenkaku (heaven-reaching) tower, holds the second-generation Billiken-san wooden guardian god to inject magical power into its robot version in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2015. The Billiken-roid robot answers in the Kansai dialect if spoken to. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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