"EMOTIONAL ROBOT"

Pepper – the world fastest selling humanoid robot created by SoftBank Robotics Corp in Japan. Only 1,000 models were available for the consumer. The base price was set at ¥198,000 ($1,600) with an additional ¥24,600 ($200) monthly data and insurance fees.

Emotional Robot

The world fastest humanoid robot – Pepper is four feet tall and weighing 61 pounds. Pepper is designed to read emotions as well as recognize tones of voice and facial expressions in order to interact with humans. With its array of cameras, touch sensors, accelerometer and other sensors in its “endocrine-type multi-layer neural network,” Pepper has the ability to read your emotions as well as develop its own.

According to SoftBank statement, Pepper has its own evolving emotions which are influenced by people’s facial expressions and words, as well as its surroundings. The developers team admit the statement that the robot will make mistake but the Pepper will learn and grow through its own emotional engine.

Business with Pepper

SoftBank announced a new partnership with the Apple manufacturer Foxconn and the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, which each agreed to invest ¥14.5 billion (over $118 million) for 20 percent shares in SoftBank Robotics Holding. SoftBank envisions Pepper as a first step in spreading robotics worldwide.

Softbank decided to sell ‘Pepper’ at a loss for the first four years but expect to bring profit for the fifth year to become a major force in revenues 20 to 30 years in the future. Company officials stated that they want to keep Pepper affordable, and compared the price of the robot to that of a pet dog in Japan. Pepper has already been used to sell Nestle coffee machines in Japanese stores.