Pepper
Pepper is a humanoid social robot engineered for human interaction, featuring expressive facial animations via LED eyes and gestures powered by 20 DC motors. Standing at 120 cm with omnidirectional wheeled mobility reaching 3 km/h, it navigates indoor spaces using laser scanners, sonars, and cameras for obstacle avoidance and people detection. Equipped with dual 5MP HD cameras, a 3D depth sensor, four microphones, and touch sensors, Pepper recognizes faces, emotions, and voices in over 20 languages. Its chest-mounted 10.1-inch tablet enables touch interactions, while NAOqi OS supports Python, C++, Java, and Choregraphe for custom behaviors. Ideal for retail, education, healthcare, and hospitality, Pepper engages users through speech synthesis, dialogue engines, and emotional responses, fostering natural collaboration without true bipedal walking but mimicking humanoid proportions for approachability.
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SoftBank Unveils Pepper+ AI Robot February 2026
SoftBank Robotics revealed Pepper+ on February 2, 2026, transforming the iconic humanoid into an AI-driven companion ready for modern demands. This upgrade builds on Pepper's Guinness World Record as the first mass-produced humanoid from 2014, now infusing advanced AI agents for seamless human engagement. Deployments target tourism hotspots and nursing facilities, where Pepper+ demonstrates sharper conversational flow and contextual awareness. Rental plans start at 79,800 yen monthly for annual use, signaling aggressive market reentry amid humanoid robotics resurgence.
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Q1. What is Pepper, and what problem is it designed to solve?
Pepper is a wheeled humanoid robot developed by SoftBank Robotics. According to the manufacturer, it is designed for social interaction with humans in public settings, using sensors for people perception and multimodal communication.
Q2. What are the main capabilities and key features of Pepper?
Pepper features voice recognition, facial detection, object recognition, and autonomous navigation on flat surfaces. It includes a chest-mounted tablet for information display and supports multiple programming languages via its software development kit.
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