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This bank is staffing branches with humanoid robots that dance, take selfies and push credit cards

HSBC executives are posting seven of the robots, created by SoftBank Robotics, in the lobby of their Fifth Avenue branch. In one demonstration, after pitching a credit card and summoning a human colleague to help close the deal, Pepper the robot danced hypnotically to a techno beat. If the machines help improve users' experiences, the bank will roll them out to more of its 228 U.S. branches.