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Robot model

Pepper

SoftBank Robotics' Pepper is a semi-humanoid social robot (from Aldebaran heritage) designed to read and respond to human emotion and engage people through…

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Manufacturer
SoftBank Robotics (Pepper)
Form factor
humanoid
Lifecycle
active

Verified profile

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    Sources on record

  • 0

    Tracked changes

  • Updated recently

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Overview

SoftBank Robotics' Pepper is a semi-humanoid social robot (from Aldebaran heritage) designed to read and respond to human emotion and engage people through conversation and a chest-mounted touchscreen, used in retail, hospitality, and research.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
1 source, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for Pepper.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_(robot)

Common questions

What is Pepper?
SoftBank Robotics' Pepper is a semi-humanoid social robot (from Aldebaran heritage) designed to read and respond to human emotion and engage people through conversation and a chest-mounted touchscreen, used in retail, hospitality, and research.
Who makes Pepper?
Pepper is made by SoftBank Robotics (Pepper), based in Paris, France.
Where is Pepper deployed?
No verified deployments of Pepper are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Pepper safe?
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 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

1
knowledge-base
Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Pepper.

Recent coverage

Pepper in third-party press

SoftBank Pepper Review [2026] - RoboZaps

Jun 6, 2026

Top Examples of Humanoid Robots in Use Right Now - Built In

Apr 22, 2026

Could an empathic robot be a part of your future healthcare team? - UVic News

Feb 12, 2026