Pepper, a multipurpose human-shaped robot, design by Softbank, is the first robot to be adopted in Japanese homes. The diminutive droid’s latest gig is at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. The ...

That's where Pepper comes in to play -- the funeral robot could act as priest when a human is not available. Nissei's executive adviser, Michio Inamura, says using a robot priest would cost about ...

Pepper recently started work in a grocery store as part of a trial to see how a robot might benefit customers. While popular with some shoppers, Pepper's apparent limitations showed it still has ...

Kicking off an event that showcases Softbank's Pepper robot working in a business environment, the Japanese phone carrier says it's going to test it out for itself, announcing a Pepper phone shop ...

SoftBank's Pepper robot is about to get a lot more developer-friendly. The Japanese firm announced today that it'll be opening up Pepper's tablet to Google's mobile OS, in the hopes of spurring on ...

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.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- 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 ...

According to CIO, the robot was launched on to the market at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 20.Within a minute, all 1,000 robots in the first wave had been snapped up by customers, going for 198,000 ...

Pepper, a humanoid robot, designed to be emotionally developed. Robot released to consumers on Saturday and sold out within a minute. It's base price is $1,600, with $200 monthly data and ...

Pepper's latest gig is at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. And there won't be just one or two of them helping out. The museum, research, and education complex is hiring 25 of the diminutive ...