tourism
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇯🇵 SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran Pepper+
SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran · Japan / France · unveiled 2026
pilot
supervised-autonomy
electric
data confidence: low
Watch changes · Evidence history and cited research export (API access) · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%70.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%3.6
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%63.3
Hardware & Engineering · 15%46.2
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%67.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%10.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the HMX. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
Pepper+ is an AI-updated version of the original Pepper announced by SoftBank Robotics on February 2, 2026, adding a generative-AI agent and revamped chest tablet for tourism and nursing use, offered via rental. Hardware specs appear carried over from the original wheeled Pepper.
Deployment evidence
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
nursing care
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
medical care
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Specifications
Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.
Height
120.0 cm
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Weight
28.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Payload
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Travel speed
0.83 m/s
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Runtime
12.0 h
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Battery
0.795 kWh
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Total DoF
20 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Hand DoF per hand
1 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Dexterous hands
No
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Actuation
electric
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Form factor
wheeled-base
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Onboard compute
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
AI model
Generative AI agent (model undisclosed)
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Autonomy
supervised-autonomy
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Product status
pilot
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Indicative price
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Funding
100.0 USD million
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Company valuation
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran Pepper+ in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with Kawasaki Heavy Industries RHP Kaleido →Pepper+ is a humanoid robot from SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran in Japan / France, and it is recorded as pilots. It scores 45.7 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 94th of 169.
On the leaderboard it sits between Kawasaki Heavy Industries RHP Kaleido (HMX 45.7) and LimX TRON 2 (HMX 43.9).
Against the 169 humanoid robots ranked, its clearest strength is mobility & locomotion (63.3 against a median of 30.0) and its clearest weakness is manipulation & dexterity (3.6 against 40.0).
By the published specifications, it runs longer per charge than 99% of the 69 other humanoid robots publishing a runtime (12 h), is shorter than 91% of the 138 other humanoid robots publishing a height (120 cm) and is lighter than 90% of the 125 other humanoid robots publishing a weight (28 kg).
On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. 3 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a low-confidence grade from 2 cited sources, as of 2026-06.
Task evidence
Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →
No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.
Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-06
- https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260203-pepper-plus-softbankrobotics/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/aldebaran-pepper-nao-robots-receivership/
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest at /robot/softbank-pepper-plus/manifest.json, with a free API key · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran Pepper+
How much does the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran Pepper+ cost?
SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran has not published a price for the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran Pepper+, and none is estimated here.
What are the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran Pepper+'s specs?
Published specifications: speed 0.83 m/s, runtime 12 h, degrees of freedom 20, degrees of freedom per hand 1, height 120 cm, weight 28 kg. Not published: payload.
Is the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran Pepper+ autonomous?
The SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran Pepper+ has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran Pepper+ compare to the Kawasaki Heavy Industries RHP Kaleido?
On the HMX, the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran Pepper+ scores 45.7 and the Kawasaki Heavy Industries RHP Kaleido 45.7. The SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran Pepper+ leads on mobility & locomotion, commercial readiness & deployment and ecosystem & viability; the Kawasaki Heavy Industries RHP Kaleido leads on manipulation & dexterity and hardware & engineering.
Who makes the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran Pepper+?
The SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran Pepper+ is made by SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran, in Japan / France.
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Version history · 2 versions
Full history →Nothing is deleted: every version of this record is kept, with what changed in each.
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Version 236 · 15 Sep 2026, 04:28 UTC · score then 45.7No field changed; the score was recalculated.Changed by a direct correction or a scoring update, not a research proposal.
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First recorded version · 6 Sep 2026, 05:24 UTC · score then 45.7The record as it stood when full copies began to be kept.
Data confidence: low. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.