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Alibaba, Foxconn and SoftBank's Intelligent Robot with a 'Heart' Goes on Sale in Japan

Kwao Peppeh   |

Jun 19, 2015 10:08 AM EDT

Starting this Saturday, June 20, people in Japan will be able to take home SoftBank's specially designed robot known as 'Pepper,' who understands and responds to human emotion. Alibaba Group Holdings and Foxonn Technology Group have reportedly invested in SoftBank to facilitate the production of more Pepper robots and spread the 4-ft humanoid to the rest of the world.