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FeLiCa - the cash vending robot
Unveiled by NEC in Japan
14 November 2008 15:05 GMT / By Katie Scott
The iEXPO 2008 trade show in Japan saw the unveiling of a new robot who is designd just to do one thing - be an ATM for virtual cash.FeLiCa was designed by a team over at NEC as is basically a payment terminal.
On "her" arm, she has a reader to check your bank account details and she also has a full touchscreen that allows you to choose the e-money application that you need.
FeLiCa is also equipped with face recognition technology.
And FeLiCa is not a concept but is ready for deployment across high streets around the world.
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