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Hello Pepper

SoftBank president Masayoshi Son introduces Pepper in Urayasu, Japan, on June 5, 2014.
SoftBank president Masayoshi Son introduces Pepper in Urayasu, Japan, on June 5, 2014. Photo: Toru Yamanaka/AFP (Getty Images)

Pepper was introduced to the world by Masayoshi Son, president of SoftBank, on June 15, 2014 at a press conference in suburban Tokyo, Japan. Pepper was billed as having an “emotion engine” and sold for roughly $2,200.