Pepper (robot)

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/pepper-robot

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the robot classification?Semi-humanoid social robot
2. What is the developer?Aldebaran Robotics (now Softbank Robotics Europe)
3. What is Pepper the robot?Pepper is a friendly robot that can understand how people feel and help them. It stands about 1.2 meters tall and looks like a small human.
4. How does Pepper know how we feel?Pepper uses cameras, microphones, and touch sensors to see faces, hear voices, and feel touches. Its software looks at facial expressions and voice tones to guess emotions like happiness or sadness.

Social Robotics: A field of robotics focused on designing robots that can interact with humans and other robots in social contexts.
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI): An interdisciplinary field that studies, designs, and evaluates robotic systems for use by or with humans.
Computer Vision: A field of artificial intelligence that enables computers to 'see' and interpret images and videos.
Emotional Intelligence (in AI): The ability of an AI system to recognize, interpret, and respond to human emotions.