Does anyone remember Pepper the Robot? Launched with great fanfare in Japan in 2014 by SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, this humanoid robot was quietly discontinued seven years later due to “weak demand”.

Delhivery, the Softbank-backed logistics company, announced on Monday that it has appointed Milind Sharma, the co-founder of e-grocery startup PepperTap, as the head of its rapid commerce and ...

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SoftBank Group offered over 100 Pepper robots to North American schools, including the San Francisco Unified School District and Boston Public Schools. In entertainment, robots have been used in ...

Within North America, the US dominates the market owing to the presence of major players like Agility Robotics (US), Boston Dynamics (US), Figure (US), and Tesla (US) and continuous R&D efforts to ...

NEW ORLEANS – SoftBank Group Corp., the Tokyo-based multinational conglomerate, has announced its acquisition of Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion. Founded in 2017 by former Intel president Renée ...

SoftBank said it's acquiring chip designer Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion in cash. Ampere will operate as a subsidiary, keeping its name and headquarters in Santa Clara. SoftBank's CEO said the ...