Pepper
'Pepper's father' ready for new robotic challenge
Posted in Business on 4th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Kaname Hayashi, who led the team that developed the Pepper robot, is again in the spotlight as he recently set up a venture firm to create a new robot.
Pepper robot will make first appearance in U.S. businesses this year
Posted in Business on 25th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
After its debut in July 2014, there are now more than 10,000 Pepper robots in use in other countries, primarily Japan.
Could Store Visits Be Guided By Robots? IBM Hopes So
Posted in Software on 24th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
The idea is that human-like robots such as Pepper, will be powered by IBM's Watson artificial intelligence technology to turn the robot into a store associate.
Pepper is getting an AI boost from IBM's Watson
Posted in Software on 7th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
"In terms of hands-on interaction, when cognitive capabilities are embedded in robotics, you will see people benefit from this technology in exciting ways."
New batch of Pepper robots sell out in 1 minute
Posted in Business on 2nd Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
Softbank has upgraded the Pepper robot to memorize and store data on human responses by using cloud technology-based artificial intelligence applications.