Luca Bruno, The Associated Press In this photo dated March 12, 2018, robot Robby Pepper stands at the front desk of hotel in Peschiera del Garda, northern Italy, Monday, March 12, 2018.

Pepper can be placed at the front desk of a business to greet new customers. While some might think that would seem impersonal, according to Carlin studies have shown that people are actually “far ...

Pepper, SoftBank's robot, was tried out for several jobs but ... with dinosaur-shaped robots handling front-desk duties, only to reverse course after the plan failed to save money and created ...

Pepper the robot is ... people can engage with a humanoid robot," says Steve Carlin, vice president of SoftBank Robotics Americas, which has an existing office in Boston. Asked if SoftBank will ...

He isn’t a work robot, but more of an emotional companion for people. Pepper has his own evolving emotions which “are influenced by people’s facial expressions and words, as well as his ...

“Pepper” from Middlesex University had been billed as the world’s first artificial intelligence robot that is “culturally ... but the real reassurance on the jobs front came through ...

The scientists found that, with the help of inner speech, Pepper ... or a robot for the evaluation of a situation," Chella says. This work was supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific ...

Katie a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's European correspondent, covering tech policy and Big Tech in the EU and UK. Unofficially, she serves as CNET's Taylor ...

The robot revolution is coming ... Unless you're standing directly in front of Pepper, it's difficult for it to see or hear you. Still, I felt like I was talking to someone with a short attention ...

Japanese telecom giant SoftBank halted production of Pepper the robot in August of 2020, according to a new report from Reuters. And it seems unlikely that new ones will ever roll off the ...

Humanoid robot Pepper has started selling on the Japanese market -- and its first limited run sold out within a minute. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor ...

He isn’t a work robot, but more of an emotional companion for people. Pepper has his own evolving emotions which “are influenced by people’s facial expressions and words, as well as his ...