SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- While merrily chirping, dancing and posing for selfies, a robot named Pepper looks like another expensive toy at a San Francisco mall. But don't dismiss it as mere child's play.

If SoftBank Robotics has its way, Pepper the humanoid robot will not only soon offer cooking advice when you shop for olive oil at your local grocery store, it will also read your facial expressions ...

“Hi, I’m Pepper!” says the white, four-foot tall, and surprisingly cute robot. The small iPad-like screen on its chest offers options of activities or questions you can ask. The tiniest nose and the ...

Peppa and family are on the search for a new home but after all the house viewings, nothing beats their home. Peppa then suggests they extend their house instead, so the family design a bigger house ...

Pepper, a multipurpose human-shaped robot, design by Softbank, is the first robot to be adopted in Japanese homes. The diminutive droid’s latest gig is at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. The ...

Softbank Group will stop making the robot "Pepper" after it companies decided to "fire" it for breaking down. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo These are not the droids you’re looking for. Japanese-based ...

Robotic technology is advancing rapidly, and researchers are exploring new ways to make robots more functional and environmentally friendly. One breakthrough comes from scientists at Westlake ...

Ever wondered why your virtual home assistant doesn't understand your questions? Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of the highway? Researchers have now designed a robot ...

The pig looks like any other pig, only it's been wearing a backpack for a week—in the name of science. Just behind its head sits a control box, with a battery and processor, from which runs a cable ...