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SoftBank Robotics has opened the Pepper PARLOR, a cafe where robots work alongside human staff to serve and entertain customers.

Pepper PARLOR

Bots take customers' orders, provide entertainment, and even clean the cafe's floors.

Cafe Staffed by Robots Opens in Japan

When a robot talked trash against its opponents, it hurt their feelings and they performed worse at a game researchers use to study human rationality.

Snowflake!

This bot's no Muhammad Ali, but its insults still stung.

Study: Trash-Talking Robots Can Hurt Your Delicate Feelings

A robot named Pepper will appear in front of the UK Parliament next week. Nobody, including the lawmakers who arranged the interview, seem to know why.

Rise of the Robots

But it's kinda unclear why.

A Robot Is Scheduled to Testify in Front of the UK Parliament

They adjust their actions based on a person's cultural background.

Culturally Sensitive Robots Are Here to Care for the Elderly

We’re closer to getting our own C-3PO than you can imagine.

A Robot That Will Replace Your Smartphone is Already in the Works

Synthetic intelligence is officially on the way.

This Is What a True Artificial Intelligence Really Is

The creators of Asimo and Pepper are collaborating for a project.

Honda Partners With Softbank To Improve Vehicle Safety Using Artificial Intelligence

Want to spice up your life? Just get Pepper (the robot).

Pepper the Robot Starts Hitting Markets This Week

Want some pizza? Pepper the robot will be the one taking your order.

Meet Pepper the Robot: Pizza Hut’s Newest Crew Member

Softbank's "emotional robot" is getting its first U.S. outpost in San Francisco.

Pepper the Robot Is Coming To America (and Android Developers)

IBM's Watson-Powered Sales Associate Robots to Be Rolled out into U.S. Retailers by June 2016

Robots Coming To Retail Stores Thanks to IBM's Watson

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