That vision, and the company’s expectations of demand for Pepper, proved overly optimistic, two sources familiar with the matter said. Seven years later, Pepper is clinging to life, with production shuttered and units cobbled together with out-of-date components. Now, sales of Pepper have slumped to less than 100 units in some months, according to documents reviewed by Reuters. SoftBank has fewer than 2,000 Pepper units left, according to the documents. SoftBank Robotics embarked on a global restructuring, reported by Reuters last month, that includes plans to cut half of its Paris-based workforce.
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