Pepper functions through cloud-based artificial intelligence. SoftBank and Aldebaran envision the robot being sold overseas eventually. After all, Pepper is quite the polyglot, speaking 17 languages.

Pepper functions through cloud-based artificial intelligence. SoftBank and Aldebaran envision the robot being sold overseas eventually. After all, Pepper is quite the polyglot, speaking 17 languages.

You may have read about Pepper over the past months. Its Japanese parent company has been trotting out the $2,000 device to a variety of technology confabs – from the Consumer Electronics Show ...

Pepper is about four feet tall, looks like a person (except for the wheels where its legs should be), and has more emotional intelligence than your average toddler. It uses facial recognition to ...

SoftBank says Pepper will be able to staff its stores, mind babies, and ultimately “increase the joy” of the families it joins. “A robot that behaves autonomously, powered by love,” reads ...

This is not the first time Pepper has made the news. In Japan, the robot's emotional readings must have been a little off, aftera drunk man attacked it.

Pepper is able to speak English, French, Japanese and Spanish, with more languages due to follow. Around 200 robot apps will be available for download from the dedicated app store, such as the ...

Japanese technology company Softbank denies it’s pulling the plug on its friendly, talking, bubble-headed Pepper robot. “There is absolutely no change to our Pepper business,” Softbank ...

Pepper the robot talks to itself to improve its interactions with people. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 04 / 210421124654.htm. Cell Press.

Kicking off an event that showcases Softbank's Pepper robot working in a business environment, the Japanese phone carrier says it's going to test it out for itself, ...

Pepper the robot has a new gig at HSBC’s New York City flagship store. The customer engagement robot won’t be a teller, but instead will have job responsibilities such as “streamline branch ...

Pepper is heading to the robot graveyard, but memories of the humanoid will live on. These are our favorite moments from the droid's seven-year life.