TOKYO -- SoftBank Group's decade-old Pepper robots have served as a mascot for the technology company, but the Japanese business has adopted more ambitious plans and structural changes on the belief ...

Pepper, SoftBank Corp.'s humanoid robot, greeted customers at a Taiwan bank and a life insurer on Thursday, one of the first countries outside Japan to use the shiny machine in a front-line role with ...

While Russia and the U.N. are worrying about autonomous destructive military robots, Japan is making a happy, cooing robot. Japanese billionaire/robot enthusiast Masayoshi Son said his robot is tender ...

SoftBank's robot Pepper isn't designed to do any heavy lifting or household chores, but it does promise to be a constant source of companionship and emotional support. It appears that's just fine by ...

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son was nothing if not talkative during the briefing held on June 18 in advance of the public release of Pepper, SoftBank's humanoid robot. Son emphasized the advances his ...

SoftBank Group Corp.'s humanoid robot Pepper has taken on various roles since its mass-market debut in 2015. The 1.2-meter tall robots with round white heads have been deployed to banks, sushi shops ...

Japanese have a soft spot for robots like Pepper that look somewhat human and sometimes appear to show emotion. I, on the other hand, have a soft spot for robots that can diffuse nuclear meltdowns and ...

A robot that reads emotions could be a scary prospect, but Pepper is here to help. The heart-felt bot was unveiled in Japan as an alternative to human care workers. Pepper was developed by Japanese ...

The robotic Pepper Parlor puts a Star Wars-esque spin on dinner and a show in Tokyo. Patrons may order from, converse with and be entertained by a robot fleet that outnumbers its human handlers at ...