Humanoid Robot To Hit U.S. Stores Within 12 Months ‘Produce Profit’ Shares (9984) of SoftBank rose 1.3 percent to 7,541 yen at the close of trade in Tokyo. The stock has declined 18 percent this year while the benchmark Topix index is little changed. The robot was initially targeted at families and the elderly before getting attention for business use since its June unveiling. Tomizawa declined to specify the company’s sales targets for robotics. SoftBank expects to generate revenue through applications and original content as customers personalize their robots. “The basic premise is to produce profit,” Tomizawa said. “Son is aggressively involved in the project and we report to him one or two times a month.” Son said in 2010 his vision was to create a society that coexists with intelligent robots. The SoftBank chairman has said Pepper is a result of his time spent watching the TV show “Astro Boy,” an animated 1960s series based on a character who couldn’t experience emotions. In July, Son said he expects to improve labor productivity by replacing 90 million jobs with 30 million robots.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:50:47 +0000
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