SoftBank's initial run consisted of just 1,000 units which were made available for purchase in the market at 10 am on Saturday, June 10. In just one minute all 1,000 units had been purchased by customers who paid as much as $1,600 each.

Pepper is not really that useful at doing physical tasks, instead it's claimed to sense human emotions and respond.

It's programmed with software and applications that allow it to function as much more of a household companion for users.

This robot does require a data package for cloud-based data services as well as an insurance package which costs around $200 per month in Japan.

SoftBank has plans to bring Pepper to the rest of the world but for now, only customers in Japan can get see what it is like.