and respond to human emotions, goes on sale in Japan this weekend.

人形機器人「胡椒」 ，這周即將在日本開賣

SoftBank can make about 1,000 units available for purchase in the month of June

六月時 SoftBank 將供應約1000 件來銷售

customers will be able to place orders for Pepper online starting from 10 am on June 20.

消費者可在線上下訂單，最快6月20日早上10點即可開始訂購

Pepper can remember faces and is programmed to recognise human emotions.

「胡椒」可以記憶臉部特徵，並辨識人類心情

Pepper will not only be able to read emotions, it has evolved to have emotions.

它不只可以讀取情緒，更進化到擁有情緒

In addition to Pepper's emotion recognition functions, Pepper has capabilities to generate

除了胡椒的情感辨識功能外，它也能自動產生情緒反應

emotions autonomously by processing information from his cameras, touch sensors, accelerometer

透過內分泌型多層神經網絡( 分析情緒特徵的模組 )裡的相機、觸控感應器、加速器

and other sensors within his “endocrine-type multi-layer neural network.”

和其他感應器來分析情感訊息

With this emotion function, Pepper's emotions are influenced by people's facial expressions

有了情感分析功能，胡椒的情緒會被人類的面部表情、

and words, as well as his surroundings, which in turn affects Pepper's words and actions.

言語及當時的氛圍所影響，進而產生不同的說話方式及行為

Furthermore, a number of robot apps have been developed to make life fun with an emotional robot.

另外，我們還開發了許多機器人的專屬 app，讓你和這個情感豐富的機器人生活時更有樂趣

For example, the ‘Pepper’s Diary’ links Pepper’s emotions with daily family

例如，"胡椒的日記" 與胡椒的情緒連結，用照片紀錄了

events that are recorded with photos.

家中的每日大小事與它當時的情緒

There will be around 100 apps available for download at launch.

在起初銷售階段約略有100個app可供使用

The Pepper robot will sell for 198,000 yen

定價為198,000日圓(台幣54,000)

These robots will be manufactured by FoxConn. And, the Chinese online retailer Alibaba is

這些機器人將會由鴻海集團生產，此外，中國線上零售商阿里巴巴

also partnering. Both are investing $118m in SoftBank's robotic division and will take

也會是合作夥伴。兩間公司共投資了1.18億美金在SoftBank的機器人部門，所以

20% shares in the company.

他們將持有20%的股份

No date has yet been set for when Pepper will go on sale outside of Japan

我們還尚未確定銷售到日本海外的日期

Featuring more than 20 motors and highly articulated arms, Pepper is being promoted as a household

但擁有超過20顆馬達及高度靈活關節手臂的胡椒，將被定位為一個家用

robot, assisting elderly people. Japan has a rising elderly population,

機器人，協助年長人生活。日本已邁入高齡化社會

and the government is keen to use technology to help ease its overburdened healthcare system.

所以政府想要借助科技的力量，減輕過多健保體系的負擔

But the critics of this robot are saying that it is not much useful for the elderly people

但評論家認為，胡椒對老年人來說並不是那麼好用

as it can't lift anything

因為它無法搬任何東西