Robot androids in the future can not only replace people at work, but even become their business partners, told RIA Novosti the founder of Japanese Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories, Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro.

"We already use androids as the leading news, concierge, live dummies in stores, waiters." Androids never get tired, they can continue to do the work, while the person may run out of strength, "he said, indicating that all the necessary data and information androids are obtained through the system of collecting and processing a large amount of information - big data.
"We already have many ways to use androids." If we want, in the future we can use androids as business partners, this will be a special case, "he also said.
Currently, Ishiguro uses a robot like himself for work purposes: the android replaces the professor and reads lectures instead.

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