Consumer Robot-As-a-Service Business

Japanese Telcos Vie for Share in Consumer Robot-As-a-Service Business

Hallie Siegel | July 29, 2015

Yesterday a second Japanese telecommunication firm entered the consumer robot-as-a-service market when the state-owned Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) announced it would partner with its subsidiary NTT Data and robot maker Vstone to develop a tabletop companion robot that can talk and communicate with smart devices. NTT joins Softbank in the move to market networking and cloud computing services to a massive existing consumer base using consumer robotics. 

Source: http://futurescope.co/post/125852220249/future-life-with-pepper-ok-i-dont-understand-a

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