Does anyone remember Pepper the Robot? Launched with great fanfare in Japan in 2014 by SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, this humanoid robot was quietly discontinued seven years later due to “weak demand”.

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 ...

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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 ...

Humanoid robots like Pepper are already providing care and emotional support for elderly people in Japan. In China, an AI companion called XiaoIce has more than half a billion registered users ...

Stream sniping—where viewers deliberately join or disrupt a live stream—has become increasingly common as IRL livestreaming ...

This is the first time the technology has been integrated into a commercial-grade humanoid robot for real-world use.