Humanoid Robot Pepper
SB introduces examples of corporate use
Softbank showcases how their humanoid robot Pepper can be used in business situatins on January 27, 2016, Tokyo, Japan. SoftBank announced plans to open a new app store where customers can download robot Pepper applications to allow it to do specific jobs. From February 22nd over 500 companies where the robot is already working will be able to download Pepper apps to help their business. SoftBank also plans to introduce the robot into 2000 of its own stores by the end of February 2016, and to open a new phone store staffed entirely by Peppers.