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Some hotels in Japan are now being used to house patients experiencing mild coronavirus symptoms. Patients arriving at one such hotel in Tokyo are being greeted by a robot named Pepper that ...

Japanese technology company Softbank denies it’s pulling the plug on its friendly, talking, bubble-headed Pepper robot. “There is absolutely no change to our Pepper business,” Softbank ...

The humanoid robot named "Pepper", designed by Japanese telecommunications company Softbank, was seen in action wearing a Buddhist robe chanting sutras at Japan's largest funeral and cemetery expo.

Japan is home to the oldest population in ... Downstairs, a humanoid robot called Pepper was leading an activity session for around 30 day centre attendees. Speaking in a cheerful voice, she ...

In Japan, they are often seen as companions. From Astro Boy to real-world humanoids like Pepper, robots occupy a beloved niche in Japanese culture. This familiarity breeds trust, and that trust ...

Meet Pepper, a humanoid robot that reads the emotions of people it meets and reacts to their moods using its voice, arm and hand gestures, and changes in eye color to express itself. Pepper also ...

Japanese professional baseball began letting ... the representative added. Pepper robots are often seen at shops of major mobile carrier Softbank Corp. and have become well-known, but what is ...

TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Of the 750,000 industrial robots in use around the world, about half are developed in earthquake-prone Japan. The Japanese Government hopes scientists will create a machine ...