Talking robots will replace sellers in Moscow

In multifunctional Metropolitan centers, trade halls, as well as clinics and other social facilities in the foreseeable future to replace the people will come the robots. Talking machines will meet visitors, to identify and report the necessary information.

Metropolitan scientific and technical UNIVERSITY has developed the "greeters" of the robot, the services of which offer functional centers, clinics and other social facilities. According to a statement by first Vice rector of the MIT Eugene Pluzhnik, the project will be presented in the Social chamber of Moscow.

Talking robot will characterize the floor of the guest, the mood, the tone of voice. He will tell you the way to the appropriate office or to a particular window, will provide background information. The robot will store in its memory up to 100 thousand persons. If the guest was already in the school and has turned to the robot, and then came again in the machine's memory will be preserved important information about his services, shall notify M24.ru.

As explained by the Manager of the Commission on environmental policy and sustainable development of the city's Public chamber of Alexander Ginzburg, the robot can help guests navigate in a state institution and will lift their spirits. "For example, he greets guests, issues the coupons in clinics. Robots are especially interesting in those places where the people usually do not really want to go," Ginsburg explained.

"Communication with the robot eliminates the human moment. Ordinary worker can someone smile, and someone to get nasty. And the robot will be gracious to all. Another thing, how ready are we for the moment to invest economic resources to enter them everywhere," asks the Chairman of the Commission of Moscow city Council on social policy and labor relations Michael Antontsev.

Note that the price is one such smart machines varies from 400 to 500 thousand rubles. By the summer of robots may appear in retail chains Metro and Mega, they should simplify the work of sales consultants. Also, the smart car can run in the reach of electronic queues in banks.

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