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Softbank $2000 Companion robot for 2015 will test many social issues such as Learning your families habits and technical ones like Cloud Artificial…
Thursday, June 5, 2014 9:18
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Japanese firm Softbank has unveiled a robot called Pepper, which it says can read human emotions.
It uses an “emotional engine” and a cloud-based artificial intelligence system that allows it to analyse gestures, expressions and voice tones.
The firm said people could communicate with it “just like they would with friends and family” and it could perform various tasks.
It will go on sale to the public next year for 198,000 yen ($1,930; £1,150).
“People describe others as being robots because they have no emotions, no heart,” Masayoshi Son, chief executive of Softbank, said at a press conference.
Softbank has a 48 page pdf presentation.
Source: http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/06/softbank-2000-companion-robot-for-2015.html
