SoftBank Robotics

SoftBank Pepper

Pepper is a social humanoid robot made by SoftBank Robotics in Tokyo, Japan. It was discontinued in 2021 but remains popular on the secondary market, with used units priced between $3,000 and $25,000. Key specs: 120 cm tall, 28 kg, 20 degrees of freedom, 12-hour battery, emotion recognition, and an omnidirectional wheeled base that allows it to navigate at up to 3 km/h.

SoftBank Robotics NAO

The SoftBank Robotics NAO is a humanoid robot made by SoftBank Robotics in Paris, France. Price: ~$8,000 new, used from $4,000. Key specs: 58 cm tall, 5.6 kg, 25 degrees of freedom, 1.5-hour battery life, 0.3 m/s walking speed. It runs NAOqi OS and features dual cameras, four microphones, sonar, and tactile sensors. Available new and used for education, research, and healthcare applications.

SoftBank Robotics Romeo

The SoftBank Romeo is a full-size humanoid research robot by SoftBank Robotics in Paris, France. Built for elderly care and assistive tasks, it was priced at an estimated €250,000 in 2010 but never sold. Standing 1.40 m tall and weighing 40 kg, it offers 37 DOF. Battery life and speed were undisclosed. Romeo is a discontinued research platform with no units available.

SoftBank Whiz

Autonomous commercial vacuum robot by SoftBank Robotics powered by BrainOS for hotels and offices.