Incident 152: SoftBank's Humanoid Robot, Pepper, Reportedly Frequently Made Errors, Prompting Dismissal

Description: SoftBank's robot allegedly kept making mechanical errors, taking unplanned breaks, failing to recognize previously-met people, and breaking down during practice runs.

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Alleged: Aldebaran and SoftBank Robotics developed an AI system deployed by , which harmed SoftBank.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
152
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2021-07-13
Editors
Sean McGregor, Khoa Lam

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