‘Pepper the Robot’ Makes Debut Appearance at Tokyo Airport

SoftBank’s humanoid robot Pepper debuts as a new member of staff for the Keikyu Line railway in Japan.

SoftBank’s humanoid robot Pepper debuts as a new member of staff for the Keikyu Line at Tokyo airport. (Photo: AP screengrab)

SoftBank’s humanoid robot Pepper debuts as a new member of staff at the Keikyu Line at Haneda International Terminal station in Tokyo, Japan.

The robot is programmed to interact with commuters and to introduce Keiyu Line information.

Pepper is commercially available from SoftBank. Each time a new batch of 1,000 units of the robot have been placed on sale they have sold out within one minute.