Pizza Hut and MasterCard to test humanoid robot - Inside Retail

Pizza Hut Asia and MasterCard have partnered to bring Pepper, SoftBank Robotic's humanoid robot, to restaurants by the end of this year to enhance in-store customer service. Pizza Hut Asia will be piloting Pepper for order-taking and personalised engagement. This marks the first commercial application for Pepper, according to MasterCard. Pepper, which was unveiled on Tuesday, will be powered by MasterPass, the global digital payment service from MasterCard that connects consumers with merchants, enabling them to make digital payments across channels and devices. MasterPass extends the robot's ability to integrate customer service, access to information and sales into a seamless and consistent user experience.