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 ...

TAIPEI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - 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 ...

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.

TAIPEI (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp's <9984.T> human-like robot Pepper will be rolled out in Taiwan later this year with about 100 rented units making their appearance in some banks and Carrefour SA ...

Having already unveiled the 'personal companion' robot in Japan, SoftBank Robotics is now gearing up to release Pepper in the US and Europe later this year and has partnered with Californian agency ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. TOKYO • Is Honda's walking robot Asimo marrying Pepper, the chattering robot from SoftBank? Automaker Honda Motor Co. and ...

Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank is teaming up with Apple manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group in a global push to manufacture and sell robots for the home ...

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 ...

For more than a decade, the French robotics company Aldebaran has built some of the most popular robots used in academic research. Go to most university robotics departments and you'll find either ...

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 ...