Pepper, the World's First Emotional Robot, Sells Out in 1 Minute

Back in 2014, Japanese telecommunications corporation SoftBank introduced the world's first-ever emotion-sensitive robot. Named Pepper, the interactive humanoid robot is curious in nature, and can read human facial expressions as well as understand "his" own "emotions." Pepper is designed to recognize emotions by drawing information through various sensors and cameras, and to respond accordingly to stimuli based on his perceptions of others' emotions. Priced at an approximate $1,600 USD each, wi...