Pepper

Pepper Robot receptionists introduced at hospitals in Belgium

Posted in Hardware on 14th Jun, 2016
by Alex Muller

Pepper the humanoid robot has started work as an assistant on the reception desk in hospitals in Liege and Ostend.

SoftBank's humanoid robot Pepper is getting a job at Pizza Hut

Posted in Hardware on 25th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

Pizza Hut Asia and MasterCard are partnering to bring Pepper robot to restaurants by the end of 2016.

SoftBank is opening its humanoid robot Pepper to Android developers

Posted in Software on 20th May, 2016
by Alex Muller

At Google I/O, Softbank announced it was opening a new Android developer portal enabling custom applications to extend Pepper's capabilities ahead of the US launch.

Researchers Work to Make Programming Robots Less Complicated

Posted in Software on 26th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

Researchers are working on a project called PRINTEPS, a framework for creating practical applications of AI, and putting it to use.

IBM putting Watson into Softbank Pepper robot

Posted in Business on 11th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

IBM and SoftBank Robotics plans to offer a version of Watson for SoftBank Pepper robots, aimed at global enterprise customers.