# Innovation

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Chatbots

Chatbots
and the uncanny valley of linguistics - Are you interested in chatbots? If so, you are probably familiar with the challenging topic of vocal interaction... As a SoftBank Robotics linguist working on the subject with our robots, I attended a linguistics conference to check the state of the art on this issue. Here’s what I learned there!
2020/02/27
Chatbots
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qiBullet

qiBullet
a Bullet-based simulator for the robots - qiBullet is a simulation tool enabling users to easily experiment with Pepper and NAO robots in virtual environments and gather accurate data.
2020/02/27
Pepper closeup
Pepper (NAOqi 2.5)
NAO closeup
NAO⁶
qiBullet
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CARESSES: smart and friendly robots for the elderly

CARESSES: smart and friendly robots for the elderly
An international partnership where SBRE puts forward Pepper to answer user specific needs - How can technology support the worldwide issue of the ageing populations and the complexity of human connections? SBRE committed into the CARESSES program to integrate a system that plans the robot's actions according to a relevant cultural knowledge base.
2019/05/17
Pepper closeup
Pepper (NAOqi 2.5)
CARESSES: smart and friendly robots for the elderly
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Pepper plays ball-in-the-cup

Pepper plays ball-in-the-cup
We made Pepper the robot play games of skill with AI (Artificial Intelligence) at SBRE - SBRE AI Lab (Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) taught Pepper how to successfully throw a ball in a cup and a dart at the dartboard (they are exactly the same dynamic problem) using dexterity and a bit of dynamical systems theory. Here is the story of what it takes to match elementary games and robotics.
2019/03/12
Pepper plays ball-in-the-cup