SAN FRANCISCO >> While merrily chirping, dancing and posing for selfies, a robot named Pepper looks like another expensive toy at a San Francisco mall. But don’t dismiss it as mere child’s play.

A Japanese company has programmed a popular robot, Pepper, to perform Buddhist funeral rites. But will society ever accept artificial intelligence as religious authorities and ritual specialists?

When looking at the future of jobs and the fast-paced development of new technology, some people predict that robots and artificial intelligence will play a large role in the professional world. Yahoo ...

A child with a new cochlear implant works on auditory rehabilitation exercises at home in Toulouse, France, aided by Pepper, a human-looking robot. In Canada, another child interacts with Pepper, who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pepper the robot is the newest addition to the library’s team, who will help guests with directions, make friendly conversation ...

Pepper the robot made an artistic debut in 2022 at Eastern Montgomery Elementary School during robot theater, an afterschool program that helps children explore robotics through performance-based ...

After receiving 15 inches of rain on Kauai, 8 inches on Oahu, the heavy band of rain is now moving east. Maui County and Hawaii Island could see periods of heavy rain into early Saturday as a flood ...

AINA HAINA, Oahu (KHON2) — Pepper the robot is the newest addition to the library’s team, who will help guests with directions, make friendly conversation and comes with many entertainment features ...