The adorable Pepper robot unveiled a year ago by Japan-based mobile and telecommunications company SoftBank has finally been made available to consumers, and it's been a roaring success. According to ...
Pepper the robot is taking early retirement. The humanoid’s maker, Japan’s SoftBank Group, has reportedly stopped producing Pepper due to weak demand. Pepper had been touted as the harbinger of a ...
A 4-foot tall humanoid robot named Pepper, made by Aldebaran, a SoftBank company, interacts with people in hospitals, hotels, and homes. TechRepublic's comprehensive guide explains how Pepper works.
OAKLAND — Airport travelers needing some assistance at Oakland International Airport now have a robot to help them. Global restaurateur HMSHost, which operates a slew of airport eateries, has ...
Pepper, a multipurpose human-shaped robot, design by Softbank, is the first robot to be adopted in Japanese homes. Image used with permission by copyright holder The diminutive droid’s latest gig is ...
Scientists have modified Pepper the robot to think out loud, which they say can increase transparency and trust between human and machine. The Italian team built an 'inner speech model' that allowed ...
Standing just under four feet tall, and weighing 61 pounds, Pepper is designed to read emotions as well as recognize tones of voice and facial expressions in order to interact with humans. But most of ...
BARCELONA — Pepper the robot is coming to America later this year, first for businesses and later for consumers. After its debut in July 2014, there are now more than 10,000 Pepper robots in use in ...
Humanoid robot Pepper has started selling on the Japanese market -- and its first limited run sold out within a minute. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she ...