Receptionist ... cat machine

Need a temporary help for your company when the beautiful receptionist is on vacation or when your company is looking for new employees? Let's 'recruit' try a new Japanese receptionist: a robot cat!

Hello Kitty reception cat (Photo: TTO)

For only $ 50,000 ($ 430) a month, half that of a temporary employee, PeopleStaff will send Hello Kitty, a reception robot, to feel the presence of guests, Make simple conversations.

According to PeopleStaff, Hello Kitty Robo is quite useful for companies, hospitals and is an ideal evening reception for hotels.

PeopleStaff will also suggest you try 'hiring' Ifbot, an elderly care robot who can chat, puzzle and arithmetic games to brainwash the elderly and help to prevent dementia. Looks like an astronaut, ifbot can also check the health of the owner. This robot is suitable for hospitals and nursing homes.

A spokesperson for PeopleStaff said that if you hire someone to do the same job, it usually takes more than 300,000 yen a month. However, these robots can not do everything human can do.

The robots will be put into service in February.