Our robot

We at the Goethe-Institut London Library are very excited to introduce our newest team member, a robot: Pepper A.I from Softbank. A humanoid robot, designed with the ability to read emotions. On a very concrete level we want to know: What use can digital appliances like robots be to the fields of education and culture?

Our Robot in the library © Goethe Institut London. Illustration: Carlos D'Agaro.

By welcoming Pepper A.I into our library, we are able to examine the answers to this question firsthand. Our robot will support us and our members day-to-day in the library, finding the perfect read or relaying important information about our institution. We also hope to begin integrating our robot at events to assist those in need. We look forward to using this page to eventually conduct further research into robotics and create related content, that you can enjoy and learn from.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the naming competition, our robot finally has a name: Gilon!