According to Australian Centre for Robotic Vision Research’s Nicole Robinson, research studies on the impact of social robot interventions there have been few and unsophisticated. There is good news… the results are encouraging. As our world struggles with mental health and substance use disorders affecting 970 million people and counting (according to 2017 figures),…
Will Softbank’s Pepper robot find a home in China?
Haier, a China-based consumer electronics and home appliances company, has partnered with SoftBank Robotics Group Corp to build a custom version of the Pepper robot. The companies will develop a custom version of the humanoid for Haier’s Smart Home platform and its retail stores in China. This version of the Pepper robot will be built…