The world's first robot-seller Pepper, who served clients of the grocery store Margiotta Food & Wine in Edinburgh, failed to cope with the functions assigned to him. The robot was fired a week later for improper jokes.

The Japanese company SoftBank has developed a robot-seller specifically for the needs of customers. Acquired a novelty grocery store Margiotta Food & Wine. The robot was installed in the trading hall of the establishment in the capitals of Scotland, but after only seven days the apparatus was removed. The administration was not satisfied with the work of Pepper. It is specified that he failed to give advice to people, and also could not hear buyers if the shopping hall was too noisy.

Some customers complained that Pepper was trying to joke inappropriately. Recall that the robot vendor developed about three years ago. The machine was designed to meet the needs for communicating single people, it was planned that Pepper would replace the secretaries and sellers.