SoftBank robot Pepper to run Android OS, tap broad developer network

SoftBank robot Pepper to run Android OS, tap broad developer network

Pepper, a humanoid robot developed by SoftBank Corp., is on display at a press conference held by the company in Tokyo on May 19, 2016, to announce that the robot's software will support Google Inc.'s Android operating system. The development will allow the tapping of a wider developer community to vastly enhance the robot's capabilities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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