Talking robot sells "yukata" in Osaka dept store

Talking robot sells "yukata" in Osaka dept store

OSAKA, Japan - Female talking robot Minami sells "yukata," a traditional Japanese garment, as a store clerk at the Takashimaya Osaka department store in Osaka on May 7, 2014.

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