June 18, 2015Pepper the robot recognizes your emotions and shows its own

Pepper's emotion functions are modeled on the release of hormones in humans in response to stimuli perceived by the senses (Credit: SoftBank)

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Japanese tech firm SoftBank has announced that its emotion-sensing robot, Pepper, will go on sale in Japan from June 20. The company says that Pepper is the world’s first personal robot that can read a person's emotions. In addition, it has been designed to portray emotions of its own.

Pepper was announced last year and is described as being emotional rather than functional. SoftBank says the aim of the robot is to help people grow, to enhance their lives and relationships, and to have have fun with its users.

The robot's emotions are influenced by factors including people’s facial expressions, the things people say, and its surroundings. These are monitored by a variety of sensors, such as cameras, touch sensors and accelerometers, and they affect Pepper's subsequent words and actions. The robot might raise its voice or sigh depending on its emotion at the time, and the prevailing emotions are also shown on a display.

By way of example, SoftBank says that Pepper is typically at ease when it is around people it knows, is happy when praised and gets scared when the lights go down. The firm says it modeled Pepper's emotion functions on the release of hormones in humans in response to stimuli perceived by the senses.

Pepper is able to speak English, French, Japanese and Spanish, with more languages due to follow. Around 200 robot apps will be available for download from the dedicated app store, such as the Pepper's Diary app that records Pepper’s daily emotions and events with pictures and photos.

Pepper weighs 29 kg (64 lb) and measures 1,210 x 480 x 425 mm (48 x 19 x 17 in). It has a lithium-ion battery that can deliver over 12 hours of operation. A total of 1,000 units will be made available to purchase. They will cost from 198,000 yen (about US$1,610) each.

Pepper机器人可以读懂你的情绪

6月18日，2015Pepper机器人可以识别你的情绪，并展示了其own

辣椒的情感功能是仿照激素在人体内的释放对刺激的反应的感官知觉（来源：软银）

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日本科技公司软银日前宣布，其情感感知机器人，辣椒，将继续在日本销售从6月20日该公司说，辣椒是世界上第一台个人机器人可以读取一个人的情绪。此外，它的设计是为了描绘其自己的情绪。

辣椒去年宣布和被描述为情绪而非功能。软银称，机器人的目的是帮助人们成长，提高他们的生活和关系，并有乐趣与它的用户。

机器人的情感因素，包括人的面部表情的影响，这个事情的人说，它的环境。这些是通过各种传感器，如照相机，触摸传感器和加速度计的监测，并它们影响胡椒的后续字和行动。机器人可能会引起其语音或叹息根据其情感的时候，和当时的情绪也示在显示器上。

通过示例的方式，软库说，胡椒通常放心当它是周围的人知悉，是幸福的称赞时，并得到害怕当灯光暗下。该公司说，它仿照辣椒的情感功能的荷尔蒙的释放在人体中对刺激的反应的感官知觉。

辣椒能讲英语，法语，日语和西班牙语，并适当遵循更多的语言。大约200机器人的应用程序将可从专用应用程序商店，如辣椒日记应用程序，它记录了辣椒的日常情绪，图片和照片事件下载。

辣椒重29千克（64磅），并测量1210×480×425毫米（48×19×17）。它有一个锂离子电池，可以提供超过12小时的操作。共有1000辆将提供给购买。他们将花费从198000日元（约US $ 1,610）每个