July 30, 2015 – SoftBank Robotics Corp. and SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) today announced that an enterprise model of the humanoid robot Pepper, ‘Pepper for Biz’, will be available in Japan for pre-orders starting October 1, 2015. Based on the consumer model of Pepper now being sold in Japan, Pepper for Biz is a model that […]
June 18, 2015 – SoftBank Robotics Corp. and SoftBank Mobile Corp. (“SoftBank”) today announced that ‘Pepper’, the world’s first personal robot that can read emotions, will go on sale in Japan starting June 20, 2015. With 1,000 units available for purchase in the month of June, customers will be able to place orders for Pepper […]
June 17, 2015 – Fetch Robotics, Pioneer in Robotics for Logistics and Material Handling in High Demand From Warehouse and Fulfillment Centers announced today that it has raised $20 million in Series funding. The round was led by SB Group US, Inc. (“SoftBank”) and also included additional funding from seed investors O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and Shasta […]