SAN FRANCISCO -- 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.

STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE. STUDENTS HERE AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ARE LEARNING ALL KINDS OF THINGS IN THE STEM MAGNET, INCLUDING CODING, 3-D PRINTING, AND LEARNING HOW TO USE AI. BUT IT’S THE TOOLS THAT ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Students at Central High School have a new high tech friend to learn from. Ryan Pepper is a social robot who uses facial recognition and Artificial intelligence (AI) to ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp's <9984.T> human-like robot Pepper will be rolled out in Taiwan later this year with about 100 rented units making their appearance in some banks and Carrefour SA ...

While Russia and the U.N. are worrying about autonomous destructive military robots, Japan is making a happy, cooing robot. Japanese billionaire/robot enthusiast Masayoshi Son said his robot is tender ...

SoftBank Group has agreed to acquire the robotics division of Switzerland's ABB for $5.4 billion. This move signifies a major ...

ABB shares opened 2% higher in Zurich after the sale announcement, while SoftBank's shares did not move significantly ...