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Pepper is a 1.2 m humanoid social robot for greeting, guidance, and customer interaction in public venues.

Height120 cm
Weight28 kg
DOF20
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Price and availability

From ~$25,000

SoftBank Robotics does not publish a verified public Pepper price in HumanoidHub's trusted source set. Treat this as request quote until an official price source is available.

Lease / purchase27,000+ units shippedSource checked May 4, 2026

Quick Facts

Manufacturer
SoftBank Robotics
Source checked May 4, 2026
Availability
Contact for availability
Source checked May 4, 2026
Primary use cases
Hospitality, Retail, Education
Source checked May 4, 2026

Recommended next steps

Data verified May 2026 - Source: softbankrobotics.com

Performance benchmark

Computed 0-10 capability scores appear only when the required source-backed inputs are verified.

Scoring methodology

Partial evidence confidence

Computed capability scores use a normalized 0-10 scale from official, verified catalog inputs. Missing required inputs are shown as Not enough verified data instead of a numeric score.

Inputs: speed, payload, degrees of freedom, autonomy/software evidence, and dexterity-related evidence.
Freshness: each numeric score requires a source URL and verified date from the catalog record.
Guardrail: Scores are comparison aids only and do not indicate deployment readiness, suitability, price certainty, or availability.
Not enough verified data to render a five-axis numeric benchmark for Pepper.
SpeedNot comparable

Not enough verified data

0 to 3.5 m/s maps to 0-10

Agility2.5/10

Computed from official degree-of-freedom coverage as a proxy for motion envelope.

10 to 50 degrees of freedom maps to 2-10

Inputs: Degrees Of Freedom

Verified May 4, 2026

Source
StrengthNot comparable

Not enough verified data

0 to 50 kg payload maps to 0-10

AutonomyNot comparable

Not enough verified data

Source-backed autonomy, SDK, simulation, or compute evidence maps to 5.5-7.5

Dexterity3.3/10

Computed from official degrees of freedom, with a small boost when official dexterity-related evidence is present.

5 to 50 degrees of freedom maps to 1-10, with a sensor/end-effector evidence boost

Inputs: Degrees Of Freedom

Verified May 4, 2026

Source

What are the Pepper specifications?

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AvailabilityContact for availability
Height120 cm
Weight28 kg
Degrees Of Freedom20
SensorsCameras (computer vision), microphones (voice recognition)

Frequently asked questions about Pepper

HumanoidHub only shows a public Pepper price when it is verified from trusted source material. If no official price is shown, treat Pepper as request-quote and do not assume a public price until source-backed evidence is available.

What is the Pepper used for?

Pepper is a humanoid, bipedal social robot designed for human interaction in commercial and public-facing settings. It uses speech interaction and computer vision to engage visitors, answer questions, provide recommendations, and guide people. Typical deployments include retail, hospitality, healthcare reception/wayfinding, and education demos. Pepper has 20 DOF, is ~120 cm tall, and weighs ~28 kg.

Related pages for Pepper

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Manufacturer

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SoftBank Robotics
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Video resources

Pepper demo

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Documents

Pepper technical overview

Technical references and documentation for Pepper

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