SoftBank Robotics America has added chatbot and facial recognition functionality to its humanoid robot Pepper , allowing it to take care of front of office duties and conversational tasks . The robot 's new features are modular , allowing customers to customise the device as needed . customers can use natural language processing and machine learning to engage with customers in a personalised , one - way manner . The robot was built on a Microsoft Azure platform , making it easy to integrate existing chatbots with clients . Pepper is available as part of a package , with prices starting at $ 25,000 .
SoftBank Robotics America has given chatbot and facial recognition functionality to its humanoid robot Pepper, allowing it to take care of front of office duties and conversational tasks. The robot's new features are modular, allowing customers to customise the device as needed. Pepper can use natural language processing and machine learning to engage with customers in a personalised, two-way manner. The robot was built on a Microsoft Azure framework, making it easy to integrate existing chatbots with Pepper. Pepper is available as part of a package, with prices starting at $25,000.