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SoftBank’s Pepper sells out in a minute
A minute after Softbank Corp’s humanoid product, Pepper, went on sale in Japan on Saturday, 20 June, the company received orders for all of the first 1,000 units.
Pepper speaks and performs during the news conference on June 18, 2015 in Chiba, Japan. Softbank Corp. announced that its humanoid product, Pepper, developed by the company’s Aldebaran Robotics unit, will be available for consumers at 198,000 yen on June 20, 2015. SoftBank Corp. also announced that Alibaba Group Holding Limited and Foxconn Technology Group reached an agreement that Alibaba and Foxconn will each invest 14.5 billion in SoftBank Robotics Holdings Corp., to promote Softbank’s robotic business including Pepper to the global market. (Getty Images)
(L-R) Pepper and Masayoshi Son, Chairman and Chief executive officer of SoftBank Corp talk during the news conference on June 18, 2015 in Chiba, Japan. Softbank Corp. announced that its humanoid product, Pepper, developed by the company’s Aldebaran Robotics unit, will be available for consumers at 198,000 yen on June 20, 2015. SoftBank Corp. also announced that Alibaba Group Holding Limited and Foxconn Technology Group reached an agreement that Alibaba and Foxconn will each invest 14.5 billion in SoftBank Robotics Holdings Corp., to promote Softbank’s robotic business including Pepper to the global market. (Getty Images)
(L-R) Pepper and Masayoshi Son, Chairman and Chief executive officer of SoftBank Corp talk during the news conference on June 18, 2015 in Chiba, Japan. Softbank Corp. announced that its humanoid product, Pepper, developed by the company’s Aldebaran Robotics unit, will be available for consumers at 198,000 yen on June 20, 2015. SoftBank Corp. also announced that Alibaba Group Holding Limited and Foxconn Technology Group reached an agreement that Alibaba and Foxconn will each invest 14.5 billion in SoftBank Robotics Holdings Corp., to promote Softbank’s robotic business including Pepper to the global market. (Getty Images)
Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Corp speaks during a news conference on June 18, 2015 in Chiba, Japan. Softbank Corp. announced that its humanoid product, Pepper, developed by the company’s Aldebaran Robotics unit, will be available for consumers at 198,000 yen on June 20, 2015. SoftBank Corp. also announced that Alibaba Group Holding Limited and Foxconn Technology Group reached an agreement that Alibaba and Foxconn will each invest 14.5 billion in SoftBank Robotics Holdings Corp., to promote Softbank’s robotic business including Pepper to the global market. (Getty Images)
(L-R) Chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Corp Masayoshi Son and Comedian Koji Imada and Actress Kanako Higuchi and Anouncer Kyoko Ucjida and Actor Dante Carver talk with Pepper during the news conference on June 18, 2015 in Chiba, Japan. Softbank Corp. announced that its humanoid product, Pepper, developed by the company’s Aldebaran Robotics unit, will be available for consumers at 198,000 yen on June 20, 2015. SoftBank Corp. also announced that Alibaba Group Holding Limited and Foxconn Technology Group reached an agreement that Alibaba and Foxconn will each invest 14.5 billion in SoftBank Robotics Holdings Corp., to promote Softbank’s robotic business including Pepper to the global market. (Getty Images)
Comedian Koji Imada talks with Pepper during the news conference on June 18, 2015 in Chiba, Japan. Softbank Corp. announced that its humanoid product, Pepper, developed by the company’s Aldebaran Robotics unit, will be available for consumers at 198,000 yen on June 20, 2015. SoftBank Corp. also announced that Alibaba Group Holding Limited and Foxconn Technology Group reached an agreement that Alibaba and Foxconn will each invest 14.5 billion in SoftBank Robotics Holdings Corp., to promote Softbank’s robotic business including Pepper to the global market. (Getty Images)
