Japanese robot Pepper is getting an intelligence upgrade via IBM’s Watson, but that doesn’t make interacting with the real world any less challenging. The humanoid will channel Watson’s artificial ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — While merrily chirping, dancing and posing for selfies, a robot named Pepper looks like another expensive toy at a San Francisco mall. But don't dismiss it as mere child's play.

The humanoid robot, Pepper, has been given its first runway experience at a Tokyo fashion show which was held for the robot. The fashion show which was called the Tokyo Pepper Collection 2017, was ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese robot "Pepper" has been programmed to perform a new role: funeral services for Buddhists. SoftBank's humanoid robot "Pepper," featured last month on "CBSN: On Assignment," was on ...

EVERETT, Wash. – People are more comfortable talking to female rather than male robots working in service roles in hotels, according to a study by Washington State University researcher Soobin Seo.

A 4-foot tall humanoid robot named Pepper, made by Aldebaran, a SoftBank company, interacts with people in hospitals, hotels, and homes. TechRepublic's comprehensive guide explains how Pepper works.

Ever wondered why your virtual home assistant doesn't understand your questions? Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of the highway? Researchers have now designed a robot ...

SoftBank's Pepper robot is about to get a lot more developer-friendly. The Japanese firm announced today that it'll be opening up Pepper's tablet to Google's mobile OS, in the hopes of spurring on its ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- While merrily chirping, dancing and posing for selfies, a robot named Pepper looks like another expensive toy at a San Francisco mall. But don't dismiss it as mere child's play.

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 ...

Kicking off an event that showcases Softbank's Pepper robot working in a business environment, the Japanese phone carrier says it's going to test it out for itself, announcing a Pepper phone shop ...

More than two years ago, I told you that female robots were coming. Now, Tomotaka Takahashi, founder of Robo Garage, a spin-off of Kyoto University, and creator of several famous robots, has unveiled ...