Banking meets Big Hero 6 in robot world

Followers of Marx and Asimov must wonder: where is the future and where are the robots?

Theorists of this ilk anticipated waves of technological and social change that would refashion society, with technology supreme.

Not being too deterministic about it, robots must have a place in this revolution.

In banking, in Japan, robots are now getting a run.

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi this week showcased a multilingual robot bank teller at one Tokyo branch, the Japan Times reports.

NAO, a programmable 58cm mini-robot, comes equipped with multiple sensors, and responds to customer requests with pre-recorded responses. It currently speaks Japanese, Chinese, and English.

NAO is produced by French robot maker Aldebaran Robotics. The robotics company also makes telecom giant SoftBank's Pepper.