SoftBank Robotics

CommercialResearch T3
JapanTokyoSubsidiary / Private

Overview

SoftBank Robotics’ Pepper is a widely known commercial service robot with a humanoid upper body and wheeled base used for interaction in public-facing environments. It is included under the 'humanoid upper-body' category, but it is not a general-purpose bipedal labor humanoid. This row requires stronger primary evidence and clear program status in subsequent batches.

Robot & Capabilities

ProgramPepper
TypeHumanoid upper-body
Capabilities• Social interaction; • wheeled base; • touchscreen
Target Use CasesCustomer service; education; engagement

Evidence & Demos

Stage EvidenceIncluded as widely commercialized humanoid-form service robot; requires primary source capture in later batch. (Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_(robot, https://www.softbankrobotics.com/)

Data Provenance

Scope ConfidenceLow
Data ConfidenceLow
Last Verified2026-01-08