The increasingly popular humanoid has been signed up by a cruise line to help customers on board a cruise ship.
Pepper, a life-size personal robot with the ability to read and understand feelings, has been flying off the shelves in Japan, and will now join the crew of Costa Cruises’ Costa Diadema and sister ship AIDAprima from spring next year.
Pepper prepped for working with Costa
Pepper, developed by Japanese telecom giant SoftBank and Taiwanese contract manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry, is capable of reading human emotions and responding to questions, commands and facial expressions such as laughing or frowning.
The robots will be on-hand to greet guests as well as offering recommendations on restaurants, events and excursions.
• My weekend with Pepper the robot
A spokesperson for Costa Cruises said: “It was no easy feat for Pepper to secure the job as he had to undertake an intensive internship programme on board AIDAstella and had to display his seaworthiness and ability to engage with customers and crew.”
The robot, which has been marketed as a friendly, "house robot" companion in Japan, is able to move fluidly and freely on its wheels. It is 120cm tall, has 17 joints and come with a touch screen. It has a 3D camera that enables it to interact with people.
The spokesperson said Pepper is expected to be on-board across the entire fleet by next summer.
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