(L to R) Masayoshi Son chairman & CEO of SoftBank, robot Pepper, actor Koji Imada, actress Kanako Higuchi, announcer Kyoko Uchida and the actor Dante Carver attend a press conference to announce that the SoftBank's robot ''Pepper'' can feel as human on June 18, 2015, Tokyo, Japan. Masayoshi Son chairman & CEO of Japanese internet and telecommunications giant SoftBank Corp., announced that its robot Pepper can feel and understand people's emotions and also express itself. Son also said that the first 1000 robots will be on sale to the public for 198,000 JPY (1,604 USD) from Saturday June 20th, and could be available to companies to replace positions such as reception and convenience store staff from the beginning of July. To develop Pepper's skills SoftBank announced an alliance with foreign technology companies FOXCONN and Alibaba Group. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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