🔬 Corporate#86 Tokyo, Japan· Est. 2012
SoftBank Robotics — R&D
Created Pepper — the world's most widely deployed social robot — and NAO — the most used humanoid research platform with 10,000+ units in universities. SoftBank acquired Boston Dynamics (later sold to Hyundai).
social robotshumanoidcleaning robotsretail robotsPepper/NAO
Notable achievements
Pepper (10,000+ deployed), NAO (10,000+ in education), Whiz cleaning robot, Keenon investment, Aldebaran acquisition (NAO creator).
Notable work
PepperNAOWhiz