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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Steve Fowler

These service robots could be coming to car showrooms – and I met them

Car maker Chery's AiMoga robots could be working in its car showrooms soon - (Chery)

Car showrooms could soon have a new member of staff greeting customers and answering questions. But they won’t be wearing a shiny suit or offering you the latest finance deal – they could be robots.

Chinese car maker Chery, the company behind Omoda and Jaecoo, is pushing into humanoid robotics with a new brand called AiMoga, using technology developed for its cars to build robot assistants for showrooms, hospitals, shopping centres and even home life.

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