SoftBank's emotionally aware robot goes on sale in Japan - and it's set to go worldwide

posted by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 5 months ago

SoftBank's emotion-sensing robot Pepper will be available to buy in Japan from June 20 for around $9,040 (¥ 1,093,400). That price includes the robot's retail cost of JPY 198,000 (about US$1,600) as well as a three year warranty and support plan. The company will build only 1,000 units of its humanoid robot in its first run.

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