SoftBank-backed startup preps $500m IPO to make Pepper smarter

Robotics company touts cloud-based brain that expands memory space

ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- CloudMinds, a Beijing-based robotics startup backed by SoftBank Group's Vision Fund, has filed for a $500 million listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

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