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 ...

If SoftBank Robotics has its way, Pepper the humanoid robot will not only soon offer cooking advice when you shop for olive oil at your local grocery store, it will also read your facial expressions ...

Meet the future face of healthcare assistance - a friendly faced robot named Pepper. Its diction is still a little odd, and his movements sometimes a bit hesitant, but the robot is all geared up to ...

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.

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 operations ...

Based on a recent demo in Tokyo, however, Softbank's Watson-powered robot still has some learning to do. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better ...

SAN FRANCISCO — While merrily chirping, dancing and posing for selfies, a robot named Pepper looks like another expensive toy at a San Francisco mall. But don’t dismiss it as mere child’s play. Pepper ...

Imagine walking into a store and actually feeling like someone (or something) wants to help you, instead of pushing you into buying the latest, expensive product. That’s the future of retail promised ...

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 ...

Robots are getting smarter by the day. The French robotics company Aldebaran brought Pepper–its “thinking robot”–onstage at the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, Texas, Sunday to ...