'Pepper'Humanoid Robot that reads your emotions

Tokyo, Jan 08 (ANI): Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank has launched a humanoid robot "Pepper" with Aldebaran Robotics. "Pepper" is the world's first personal communication robot that can read emotions, with the ability to analyse people's expressions and voice tones. It is designed to live with humans. SoftBank started leasing of an enterprise model of the humanoid robot Pepper, 'Pepper for Biz'in October last year. Based on the consumer model of Pepper now being sold in Japan, Pepper for Biz is a model that comes with pre-installed applications for use by enterprises, including ones for office reception and approaching potential customers. Corporate users also benefit from the 'Pepper for Biz Platform', a tool that stores information from customer approaches and other relevant information that can be utilised for marketing purposes. "Pepper for Biz" is offered at a monthly rental plan of 465 USD a month. Also, Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute and Japanese rob