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Mini robots start new jobs in Taiwan
10 years agoA woman gives a comand to a robot named Pepper during a press conference organized by Cathay Financial Holdings in Taipei on October 6, 2016. A mini robot called "Pepper" started work alongside human colleagues at banks and an insurance company in Taiwan, enlisted with entertaining bored customers -- and giving them the hard sell. / AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH
A shiny new cohort joined the workforce in Taiwan Thursday -- a troop of mini robots all going by the name "Pepper", enlisted to entertain customers and give them the hard sell.
