Atsushi Baba, department manager at Robotics Research Department of Center for Technology Innovation - Mechanical Engineering at Hitachi Ltd.'s Research & Development Group, right, speaks next to the Emiew3 humanoid robot while Yasuo Osone, general manager of Center for Technology Innovation - Mechanical Engineering at Hitachi Ltd.'s Research & Development Group, second left, listens at a media briefing in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, April 8, 2016. The 35 inches (90 centimeters) robot has a remote brain and it can approach people in stores and public facilities who require assistance, according to the company. Hitachi will start sales of the new robot by 2018. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images
