The small humanoid robot formed the foundation for the rebranded SoftBank Robotics’ best-known creation, Pepper. Nao mostly took a backseat as the company pushed to commercialize its new robot.

The robot is powered by two batteries, which can quickly be swapped for freshly charged ones when they start getting low. According to Agrist, use of the technology should allow pepper farmers to ...

Germany's United Robotics Group said on Tuesday it will acquire SoftBank Group Corp's Paris-based robotics unit SoftBank Robotics Europe, which developed the humanoid Pepper robot for the Japanese ...

Around the same time, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched a humanoid robot, Wakamaru, that resembled Pepper in terms of its appearance, AI abilities and hardware. At about $14,000, it was a flop.

Pepper, a $44,000 humanoid robot made by the SoftBank Robotics company, arrived at Stillwater Center last month. The robot is being programmed and is expected to be operational early this spring.

A humanoid robot that is said to be capable of reading its owner's emotions has gone on sale in Japan - and sold out within the space of a minute. Pepper went on sale on Saturday (June 20) and ...

“Pepper will be the first step,” SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said at an event where he was joined by Foxconn CEO Terry Gou and Alibaba founder Jack Ma. “We started in Japan but we will make ...

In another sign that Japan loves cute robots, SoftBank’s Pepper is proving to be a hit with its consumer launch. The mobile carrier said 1,000 units of the household robot sold out in one minute ...

Pepper, an emotional Robot, greets conference attendees during the Wall Street Journal Digital Live conference at the Montage hotel in Laguna Beach, California October 20, 2015. Mike Blake / Reuters ...