Pepper the robot is taking early retirement. The humanoid’s maker, Japan’s SoftBank Group, has reportedly stopped producing Pepper due to weak demand. Pepper had been touted as the harbinger of a ...

Whether it’s robots or smartphones, AI or premium audio products, Japan has always been at the forefront of any conversation about technology. We recently spent several weeks in Tokyo discovering not ...

Softbank's cute social robot Pepper, which was out of stock within just a minute of its launch in Japan, will soon be stealing the hearts of U.S. consumers as fleets of the robots gradually make it to ...

Robots may already be taking our jobs in some industries, but humans offering customer service on the shop floor look as if they’re safe for a while yet. The judgment comes after witnessing a recent ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. The UK Parliament caused a bit of a stir this week with the news that it would play host to 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. Pepper ...

Pepper, a multipurpose human-shaped robot, design by Softbank, is the first robot to be adopted in Japanese homes. Image used with permission by copyright holder The diminutive droid’s latest gig is ...

According to Japanese robotics firm Agrist, there's a shortage of farm workers in that country, resulting in lower yields than would otherwise be possible. The company is offering a partial solution ...

Robots seem to be the next big thing for electronics makers and tech companies, with LG announcing a slew of robots at CES in January, and SoftBank showing off Pepper, their own robot. Although Pepper ...

Meet Pepper, a humanoid robot that reads the emotions of people it meets and reacts to their moods using its voice, arm and hand gestures, and changes in eye color to express itself. Pepper also ...

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.