humanoid robot with 'emotions'- Pepper. This 4 feet tall, 61
pound robot is equipped with cameras, lasers and infrared
sensors to recognize your mood and acts accordingly. It tries
to make you happy. Also, it can be used for all household
activities like serving as a nurse, babysitting, gardening, or
even making sandwiches.
today's world when fellow
humans may not understand your
emotions, a robot might as well
help you out!
Yes, you heard it right. The telecom giant
SoftBank has come up with the world's
first humanoid robot with emotions. This
four feet tall, 61 pounds of adorable
humanoid robot recognizes tones of voice
and facial expressions in order to interact
with humans. And the best part? Well,
Pepper tries to make you happy!
Pepper features cameras, lasers and
infrared sensors on its head so it can
detect human faces. Also, it is equipped
with artificial intelligence to interpret and
even react to anger, happiness,
nervousness, sorrow in humans around by
recognizing their voice tones, facial
expressions, and language.
Pepper is designed for all household
activities like serving as a nurse,
babysitting, gardening or even making
sandwiches! Besides, it is highly curious
and tries to talk to you, learn about you
and adapt accordingly. Also, it can speak
17 languages and is backed by 12 hours of
battery.
A $1,650 consumer version was
announced back in June. SoftBank has
announced partnership with Foxconn and
Alibaba. SoftBank is highly optimistic
of Pepper being the first step in spreading
robotics worldwide.
Imagine a world in which every household
would be equipped with such cute robots
to understand your emotions, especially in
old age homes, where Pepper can not only
make them happy, but also aid in
household work.
What do you think about Pepper? Would
you like to own one? Tell us in the
comments below.
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