Japanese technology company Softbank denies it’s pulling the plug on its friendly, talking, bubble-headed Pepper robot. “There is absolutely no change to our Pepper business,” Softbank ...

The L robot harvests bell peppers. The robot's artificial intelligence ... However, each robot costs between 2 million and 3 million yen ($13,800 and $20,700). After the robot was installed ...

Pepper was one of the most high profile ... which rose considerably higher when the $360 monthly subscription costs were added in. The 4ft, 62lb robot was mainly used as a research and educational ...

A handful of universities and schools around the UK now own a Pepper robot. They cost between £10,000 and £12,000 and can recognise faces and make eye contact. Not everyone was impressed that ...

Pepper is a robot receptionist working at a hospital in Belgium. It can speak 19 languages and was brought in to improve social and health care. It was designed by company Zora Bots and costs £ ...