# Pepper at Tokyo: deployment

Canonical ID: `9943dead-5a4f-4902-89a0-fa663f5781a2`

[Pepper](/models/softbank-pepper.md) robots deployed in SoftBank Mobile phone stores across Japan starting June 2014. Also deployed at Pepper PARLOR cafe (December 2019) and Hamazushi restaurants nationwide.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** SoftBank Robotics

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** softbank-pepper-tokyo-japan
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [Pepper](/models/softbank-pepper.md) (id: `e9fa1266-5049-4c34-b5c3-24eefb74241d`)
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)
- **Company:** [SoftBank Robotics (Pepper)](/companies/pepper-robot.md) (id: `1718d23f-35ab-44d0-977d-130f0a940558`)
- **Location:** [Tokyo](/locations/japan/tokyo.md) (id: `555c248e-62e6-4f2c-8c30-412c3231d1b7`)
- **Operator:** [SoftBank Robotics (Pepper)](/companies/pepper-robot.md) (id: `1718d23f-35ab-44d0-977d-130f0a940558`)
- **First seen:** 2014-06-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_(robot) · 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Verified answers

- [Which humanoid robots can you actually buy in 2026?](/which-humanoid-robots-can-you-actually-buy.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Pepper deployment at Tokyo?

Pepper, built by SoftBank Robotics (Pepper), is recorded as a deployment at Tokyo on the DEPLOY registry. SoftBank Robotics (Pepper) operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Pepper at Tokyo?

SoftBank Robotics (Pepper), the manufacturer of Pepper, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Pepper deployment at Tokyo go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 6, 2014 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Pepper deployment at Tokyo still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.

### Have there been incidents at the Pepper deployment at Tokyo?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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