Softbank to launch humanoid robot for households

URAYASU, Japan - Softbank Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son (far R) shows off "Pepper," a humanoid robot for households that can communicate with people and sense emotions, in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on June 5, 2014. Softbank will start selling the product next February.

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