Tokyo-based Softbank Robotics is bringing its Whiz commercial cleaning robot to Hong Kong and Macau on trial and subscription basis. These are the first two markets outside of Japan that Whiz has been made available. Softbank named Intelligent Cleaning Equipment (ICE) the exclusive Whiz distributor for Hong Kong and Macau. Whiz leverages the autonomous navigation…
Trust is key to service robot design, says SoftBank Robotics
The key to social and service robots isn’t making them more humanoid, but making them useful and inspiring customer trust, explains SoftBank Robotics’ HRI lead.