A boy “communicates” with a robot shopping guide at the Inner Mongolia Books Building in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Dec 19. The intelligent shopping guide has attracted lots of attention since it was introduced to the book building. The robot can recognize a reader’s voice and reply to the reader. Customers can look up book information using the robot. [Photo/Xinhua]

Readers watch the robot shopping guide in the Inner Mongolia Books Building in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Dec 19. The intelligent shopping guide has attracted lots of attention since it was introduced to the book building. The robot can recognize a reader’s voice and reply to the reader. Customers can look up book information using the robot. [Photo/Xinhua]

A robot shopping guide provides consultation services for a reader in the Inner Mongolia Books Building in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Dec 19. The intelligent shopping guide has attracted lots of attention since it was introduced to the book building. The robot can recognize a reader’s voice and reply to the reader. Customers can look up book information using the robot. [Photo/Xinhua]