Talking humanoid robot

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a female humanoid robot called Minami (L front) and another robot made to resemble Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro (R front) at a Takashimaya department store in Osaka on Nov. 2, 2012. Minami, the latest creation of robot expert Ishiguro, entertained shoppers that day, responding to prepared questions while changing her facial expressions and blinking.

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