SoftBank-backed face-scan firm rebrands U.S. unit to add distance after blacklisting--sources : The Asahi Shimbun
A Softbank Corp. Pepper humanoid robot, left, that greets guests and another robot that cleans the lobby are unveiled at a hotel accommodating patients with mild or no symptoms of the novel coronavirus in Hachioji, Tokyo, on April 30. (Hiroyuki Yamamoto) The U.S. unit of SoftBank-backed robotics startup CloudMinds has changed its name to distance itself from the blacklisted China-based firm, two people with knowledge of the matter said, and is selling face-scanning temperature monitors through T-Mobile US. The unit is selling its cloud-connected products under the new name at a time of height...
Source: asahi.com
