🇯🇵 Pepper+
SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran · Japan / France · unveiled 2026
pilot
supervised-autonomy
electric
data confidence: low
42.3
XHI Score
Rank #42 of 71
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%70.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%2.5
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%63.3
Hardware & Engineering · 15%28.7
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%67.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%5.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the overall XHI. See the full methodology →
Notable
Pepper+ is an AI-updated version of the original Pepper announced by SoftBank Robotics on February 2, 2026, adding a generative-AI agent and revamped chest tablet for tourism and nursing use, offered via rental. Hardware specs appear carried over from the original wheeled Pepper.
Deployments & partners
- tourism
- nursing care
- medical care
Specifications
Height
120.0 cm
Weight
28.0 kg
Payload
—
Walking speed
0.83 m/s
Runtime
12.0 h
Battery
0.795 kWh
Total DoF
20
Hand DoF (per hand)
1
Dexterous hands
No
Actuation
electric
Onboard compute
—
AI model
Generative AI agent (model undisclosed)
Indicative price
undisclosed
Company valuation
—
Sources · cross-checked, as of 2026-06
Data confidence: low. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.