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Costa Group to test Pepper humanoid robots on cruise liners

February 5, 2016 by Abdul Montaqim

Cruise liner company Costa Group has signed an exclusive agreement with the French company Aldebaran for a pilot project with Pepper robots.

Aldebaran, which is a subsidiary of the SoftBank Group through SoftBank Robotics Corp, said the contract was worth more than a million euros.

Pepper is the world’s first robot that reads main human emotions, says the company, adding that it is ideally suited to help and delight guests on board of cruise ships. Aldebaran adds that Pepper will improve guest experience and provide help and entertainment on board the ships of the Costa Group’s cruise brands: AIDA and Costa.  [Read more…] about Costa Group to test Pepper humanoid robots on cruise liners

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aldebaran, costa, cruise, pepper, robotics, robots, softbank

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