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Introduction of the Pepper robot

Japan · Humanoid

On 5 June 2014, SoftBank Mobile and the French company Aldebaran Robotics introduced the humanoid robot Pepper, which, according to its makers, was to recognise human emotions. It was one of the first humanoids intended for ordinary people and shops. [1][2][3]

Robot card: Pepper

Sources

  1. SoftBank – press release (5. 6. 2014)
  2. BBC News – Softbank unveils 'human-like' robot Pepper
  3. IEEE Spectrum – Meet Pepper

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Introduction of the Pepper robot
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