Chihira Junco, speaks 3 languages, begins work at a tourist information center opening at Aqua City Odaiba in Tokyo Waterfront City—and makes history.
She’s the world’s first tourist information android. But probably not the last. Robot signage is here and will develop into a special category of digital signage product.
Toshiba’s Chihira Junco looks like a human being, like an attractive young lady. She has smooth arm and hand movements, and-- with Toshiba’s unique speech synthesis technology--she can speak Japanese, English and Chinese. Read more...
