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Blog

Code Scanner

Code Scanner
How to scan QR codes and barcodes with Pepper
2020/02/27
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Pepper QiSDK
Code Scanner
Blog

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
Blog

Let’s make Pepper and NAO speak a second language

Let’s make Pepper and NAO speak a second language
How to install a language package and get speech recognition in new languages - As international talking robots, Pepper and NAO can access many languages for speech recognition, and its management is quite easy. This quick how-to explains how to set up new languages installing a language pack in a few simple steps.
2020/09/30
Pepper closeup
Pepper QiSDK
Pepper closeup
Pepper (NAOqi 2.5)
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NAO⁶
Let’s make Pepper and NAO speak a second language
Blog

The Lottie animation tool

The Lottie animation tool
Experimenting the flexible and efficient Android library on Pepper’s tablet - Light and flexible, Lottie is a popular mobile library to make 2D animations on Android devices such as Pepper’s tablet. Indeed, Pepper is not just a voice user interface, but the tablet animations are very helpful in improving the interactive efficiency of the robot. At SoftBank Robotics we already tried out Lottie and there is what we found.
2019/03/12
Pepper closeup
Pepper QiSDK
Pepper closeup
Pepper (NAOqi 2.5)
The Lottie animation tool
Blog

Pepper Slack messenger

Pepper Slack messenger
Sending Slack messages by voice thanks to Pepper - What if Pepper could help you increase your productivity at work? By linking the robot to a Slack channel, we will be able to send and receive messages by voice control thanks to Pepper.
2019/11/12
Pepper closeup
Pepper QiSDK
Pepper Slack messenger
Blog

Robot Dialogue Guidelines

Robot Dialogue Guidelines
What you should know before writing dialogues for Pepper and NAO - Writing dialogue for robots may seem easy, but there is actually a lot to keep in mind: from naming conventions to best practices for writing good inputs and outputs, plus some tips about scenarios and how to best use Pepper's tablet. Let's check all this together and see how to make great dialogues for Pepper and NAO!
2021/02/24
Robot Dialogue Guidelines
Blog

Pepper dialogue translator

Pepper dialogue translator
Making your Pepper a translation agent with the Watson Language Translator API - Wouldn’t it be great if your robot allowed you to talk to anyone who speaks a different language without needing the help of a third person to understand each other? Well, let’s make it real with the help of the Watson Language Translator API.
2019/11/12
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Pepper QiSDK
Pepper dialogue translator