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Softbank Launches Robot Venture With Alibaba, Foxconn


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Son, Founder and CEO of Japan's SoftBank Corp., Gou, Founder and Chairman of Taiwan's Foxconn Technology and Ma, Founder and Executive Chairman of China's Alibaba Group pose with human-like robot 'pepper' in ChibaTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Corp said on Thursday that it was setting up a joint venture with Alibaba and Foxconn Technology to sell its human-like robot Pepper to consumers around the world. The robots - which the mobile phone and Internet conglomerate envisions serving as baby-sitters, medical workers or even party companions - are already being used at stores including SoftBank's own mobile phone shops, but the companies said they would now be available to general consumers. ...




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