The Queensland Hospital in Australia has undertaken a five - week trial in which a Pepper robot , developed by SoftBank Robotics , works with patients , visitors and staff , to determine how useful and acceptable robots would be in a clinical situation . The trial is a joint project with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Robotic Vision at QUT, James Cook University, and the Queensland Government and has Pepper placed at the hospital for five weeks. The trial is a joint scheme between the ARC Centre of Excellence in Robotic Vision at Queensland University of Technology , James Cook University , and the Queensland Government .
The Queensland Hospital in Australia has undertaken a five - week trial in which a Pepper robot , developed by SoftBank Robotics , works with patients , visitors and staff , to determine how useful and acceptable robots would be in a clinical situation . The trial is a joint scheme between the ARC Centre of Excellence in Robotic Vision at Queensland University of Technology , James Cook University , and the Queensland Government .