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SoftBank's Humanoid Robot, Pepper, Reportedly Frequently Made Errors, Prompting Dismissal
SoftBank's robot allegedly kept making mechanical errors, taking unplanned breaks, failing to recognize previously-met people, and breaking down during practice runs.
- Date it happened
- 2021-07-13
- Organisation involved
- SoftBank
- Product, system or model
- Pepper was given a perky demeanor and programmed to grasp human emotions and engage in basic conversations. Different customers intended to use it for different purposes. For example, reciting scriptu
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