SoftBank Group Corp. is opening its Pepper robot to Android apps. That’s a win for Google and a blow to Masayoshi Son’s dream of having a platform of his own. Developers will now be able to build ...

Japanese tech firm SoftBank is launching an online app store for Pepper, a humanoid robot that can read and respond to human emotions. In addition, the company will open four new Pepper for Biz ...

When Japenese tech firm and mobile carrier Softbank’s emotionally aware robot Pepper first went on sale last year, all 1,000 $1,600 units sold out in a minute. The company has been preparing Pepper ...

Pepper, the robot that can recognize human emotions, now accepts MasterCard. The robot has been deployed across Asia, particularly in Japan, for quite a while now, but its role largely revolves around ...

Pepper, the so-called "emotional robot" that made its debut in Japan almost two years ago, is preparing to come state-side. Phase one? Roll out a software development kit (SDK) on one of the most ...

And with the robot’s starting cost of $25,000 for a retail package, that’s going to require a heck of a lot of email signups to justify the cost. With Pepper’s predecessor Nao, the company ...

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Pepper, the humanoid robot created by Aldebaran Robotics and SoftBank Mobile, is slowly making its way to the US — and it’s starting in Silicon Valley. The robot was seen in action this week at the ...

The humanoid robot, Pepper, has been given its first runway experience at a Tokyo fashion show which was held for the robot. The fashion show which was called the Tokyo Pepper Collection 2017, was ...