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by dario-fino 1685 days ago
There have been some consumer humanoid toys in the past, but I wouldn't call them robots. The social consumer robots market has historically been dominated by quadrupeds, which don't have the same level of versatility as a humanoid robot, so we wanted to fill that gap.
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pedalpete 1685 days ago
https://www.softbankrobotics.com/emea/en/pepper

Don't pretend to be something you are not. You are far from the first humanoid robot. You sound foolish, or insincere claiming to be the first.

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dario-fino 1685 days ago
We claimed to be the first consumer humanoid robot manufacturer :) Pepper isn't a consumer robot, in fact it's targeted towards businesses with a $14000 price point.
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pedalpete 1685 days ago
https://digital.hbs.edu/platform-rctom/submission/softbank-r...

I'm not suggesting that Pepper is the first, there was probably a consumer robot before Pepper too, and I'm guessing they've now pivoted.

I think if you can find another label than just "the first" that might help your business, as I think lots of people will question that statement, and it just isn't worth the argument. Being first isn't that big a deal.

Aren't sex robots also consumer? I'd think so. I'm not going to post NSFW links here, but the links aren't at all what I expected.

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