Company
SoftBank Robotics (Pepper)
SoftBank Robotics (now United Robotics Group) developed Pepper, a humanoid social robot deployed for customer service in retail, banking, and hospitality.
- HQ
- Paris, France
- Status
- active
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
0
Tracked changes
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Last verified change
Overview
SoftBank Robotics (now United Robotics Group) developed Pepper, a humanoid social robot deployed for customer service in retail, banking, and hospitality. Pepper uses facial recognition, voice interaction, and autonomous navigation for human-robot interaction in commercial settings.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
View all models →Safety record
No incidents on record for SoftBank Robotics (Pepper).
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
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- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is SoftBank Robotics (Pepper)?
- SoftBank Robotics (now United Robotics Group) developed Pepper, a humanoid social robot deployed for customer service in retail, banking, and hospitality. Pepper uses facial recognition, voice interaction, and autonomous navigation for human-robot interaction in commercial settings.
- Where is SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) based?
- SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) is based in Paris, France.
- What does SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) make?
- SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Pepper (SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) builds physical robots).
- Where does SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) operate robots?
- SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) safe?
- SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for SoftBank Robotics (Pepper).Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/pepper-robot.md
- RSS feed: /companies/pepper-robot/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1718d23f-35ab-44d0-977d-130f0a940558
- Revision history: /companies/pepper-robot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
3.0/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
Funding Health
IP Activity
Deployment Scale
Hiring Signal
Market Presence
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
Intelligence layer