One of Japan's megabanks, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, showcased a robot bank teller on 13 April at its down-town Tokyo branch in the hope that the multilingual robot will help foreign customers during the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
4月13日，日本银行巨头之一的东京三菱银行在东京市中心支行展示了一名机器人出纳，希望这位会说多种语言的机器人能够在2020年东京奥运会期间为外国客户提供帮助。
NAO, the programmable 58cm mini-robot, is equipped with multiple sensors, and responds to customer requests with pre-recorded responses. It currently speaks Japanese, Chinese, and English.
可编程的机器人小直（NAO）身高只有58厘米，它装备了多个传感器，能购用事先录好的录音回应客户的要求。目前，它可以说日语、中文和英语。
Surrounded by media, NAO performed Tai-chi before a few customers stepped forward and had conversations with the humanoid robot.
小直在媒体的包围下表演了太极拳。随后，一些顾客上前和这台人形机器人进行了交谈。
"He's quite cute," said one unidentified customer, "So having him around is actually quite good for the soul especially as banks normally tend to be quite quiet."
一位匿名的顾客说：“他很可爱。有他在的感觉真的很棒，特别是银行一般都很安静。”
NAO is produced by French robot maker Aldebaran Robotics. The robotics company also makes telecom giant SoftBank's Pepper.
小直是由法国机器人厂商Aldebaran Robotics制造的。该公司还为通信巨头SoftBank制造了机器人Pepper。