Aldebaran · European Union · Wheeled base
Pepper
The Guinness-recognized first mass-produced humanoid, a wheeled reception robot whose line has ended: available only as remaining reseller stock or used.
Last listed $32,000
Verified last monthWhat is in the crate
4 included|3 not included
Dexterous hands included
Five-finger gesture hands, not for gripping loads.
In the crate
Reality check
This line is over. Its maker went bankrupt, and the company that bought the assets restarted NAO but not Pepper, so anything you buy is remaining or used stock on a platform with no new production and an uncertain cloud and support future.
Can you get one, and what will it cost?
A planning estimate with machine, freight, duty, and tax shown separately.
You cannot order the Pepper today: it is discontinued.
Nobody can order a newly built Pepper. What remains is reseller stock and the secondary market; Pepper+ is a Japan-only business rental.
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Catalog checked 2026-09
This model is discontinued. These links are historical references, not confirmation of stock.
Nobody can order a newly built Pepper. What remains is reseller stock and the secondary market; Pepper+ is a Japan-only business rental.
Price notes: END OF LINE: $32,000 is a last-known reseller list price for remaining stock, not a price the maker will build you a robot for. Aldebaran went bankrupt and Maxvision, which bought the NAO and Pepper assets, has relaunched NAO (NAO6 on sale, NAO7 in development) but kept Pepper on support only, with no resumption of manufacturing announced. RobotLAB (US) still lists $32,000 with financing; the secondary market runs $5,000-15,000 used. SoftBank Robotics launched 'Pepper+' on 2 February 2026, but that is a Japan-only rental from JPY 79,800/month (a refreshed design and AI conversation stack for retail and care), not a purchasable successor to this unit. Treat $32,000 as a valuation reference for remaining or used stock, not an offer.
$32,000
Historical listing
- SoftBank Robotics (Pepper+ rental) (opens in a new tab)
International seller
Japan only, JPY 79,800/mo
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Historical listing
Prices remain in the seller’s listed currency. Tax, freight, options, and rental periods follow each seller’s terms. A seller’s region does not guarantee delivery to your address.
How the Pepper rates
Editorial ratings based on listed specifications and sales availability. They do not measure task performance, autonomy, or reliability.
- Class
- Frontier machineA cutting-edge full-scale humanoid aimed at real work. Mostly enterprise, or still proving out.
- CapabilityHardware specification indicators
- 4/5
- Baseline: any humanoid+1
- Degrees of freedom: 20 DOF+1
- Dexterity: dexterous hands included+1
- Scale: 120 cm tall+0.5
Key specifications
Height
120 cm
Width
49 cm
Depth
43 cm
Weight
28 kg
Degrees of freedom
20
Battery
~720 min
Payload
n/a
Top speed
0.83 m/s
Understand before you buy
Reality checks
Market activity
Full tracker- Aldebaran (maker of NAO and Pepper) files for insolvencyAvailability
The Pepper is no longer sold
The maker has ended this line, so there is no route to a new unit at any price. Register to hear what replaces it, and what a used one is really worth.
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Size to scale
Drawn next to a 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) person. Every robot on the site uses this same reference, so you can trust the comparison at a glance.
Pepper: 120 cm / 3 ft 11 in, 28 kg
Footprint: 49 cm wide x 43 cm deep
What it does on day onewith zero programming
A reception and engagement robot: speech dialog, tablet apps, face detection, and gestures, proven in retail and healthcare reception. Not a manipulator or worker.
Best for: Retail and reception deployments that already run Pepper and want a spare, or buyers who accept an ended platform for the price.
What it takes to developskills, gear, and SDK access
Choregraphe/NAOqi (Python) or the Android SDK for tablet apps.
SDK access: NAOqi + Android SDK; an extensive but aging ecosystem with cloud-dependent features at risk post-bankruptcy.
Sources and verificationchecked 2026-09
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