Definition of bias for English Language Learners. : 1  a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly. : 2  a strong interest in something or ability to do something.
Explore Japanese gaming culture in 360 degrees with MatPat. Softbank's 'Pepper' robot understands feelings, will cost less than $2,000 next year. Japanese telecom Softbank and its CEO Masayoshi Son have never been afraid to push the envelope, and now the exec is presenting a new development: robots.
Softbank companies SoftBank Mobile and Aldebaran Robotics unveiled Pepper, a personal robot designed to read emotions. The companies plan to commercialize Pepper in February 2015 and launch a software development kit for robot apps in September. Pepper will sell for a base price of JPY 198,000, or $1,931, at Softbank Mobile stores. The announcement is notable since Softbank owns Sprint, . Softbank is also defining mobility more broadly in that robots may sell alongside smartphones---at least in Japan.