In 2014, this child-sized humanoid robot was launched in a high-profile manner, but seven years later, the manufacturer "suspended" production on the grounds of "soften demand". Daily Star readers are worried that robots will soon replace their jobs, and now they can rest assured. The humanoid robot "Pepper" produced by Japan's SoftBank Group has been fired by at least six companies. The artificial intelligence robot, launched in 2014, "suspended production for a while" last month due to sluggish demand.
Don’t humans have to worry about robots grabbing jobs? The robot who can understand emotions was fired one after another! The company said they will only restart the robot when it is needed. According to Reuters, only 27,000 units were produced. Scottish grocery chain Margiotta installed a Pepper Pepper robot at their Edinburgh flagship store, but the results were not too good. When customers asked where the wine was, they suggested they go to the "liquor area".
Elena Magiotta said: "We thought the robot could show customers a good way to show them we've always wanted to do something new and exciting. But that's not the case. The robot only worked for a few months before being fired." But the "Pepper Little Pepper Robot" is not without fans - a staff member reportedly cried while putting it back in the box.
Worrying that intelligent robots will steal human jobs? The robot has been fired by its employer! Japanese funeral company Nissei Eco Co., Ltd. spent £1,500 to buy a robot like this to read scriptures during funerals. Unfortunately, the Pepper Pepper robot failed several times during practice. Manager Osamu Funaki told the Washington Post: "What if it refuses to preside over the funeral? It will be a disaster."
A Japanese nursing home company also purchased three Pepper robots in the hope that they can accompany residents and lead the team to sing. At first, the residents of nursing homes were happy to see their robotic care workers, but the novelty quickly disappeared. Masataka Iida, an executive at Ittokai, the parent company of the two companies, said robots also have "unplanned breaks" when working. Three years later, the Pepper Little Pepper Robot was promoted.
Pepper manufacturer's professional baseball team SoftBank Hawks (Vacation wSoftBank Hawks), transported 100 robot cheerleaders to entertain the audience during the game. But for supporters, seeing so many robots is not as interesting as they think. Hirofumi Fuji, baseball maze: "It reminds me of the military parade, it feels horrible."
SoftBank spokesman Ai Kitamura said that Pepper is still doing well in schools and hospitals, and robotics expert Professor Noel Shaki told the BBC that he is happy to see the "Little Pepper Robot" retire and leave. He said: "Little Pepper Robots often give people the wrong impression, giving people a smart, cognitive, and able to have conversations, which greatly harms real robot research. It is basically remotely controlled, and it is dangerous for a person to deceive the public in this way through a speaker to talk, and can give people a false impression of the ability of artificial intelligence in the real world."
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