Triple
T3739282
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | SoftBank Group |
E79659
|
entity |
| Predicate | subsidiary |
P258
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FINISHED |
| Object |
SoftBank Robotics (historical)
SoftBank Robotics (historical) was a former robotics division of SoftBank Group known for developing humanoid and service robots such as Pepper and NAO.
|
E79659
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: SoftBank Robotics (historical) | Statement: [SoftBank Group, subsidiary, SoftBank Robotics (historical)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SoftBank Robotics (historical) Context triple: [SoftBank Group, subsidiary, SoftBank Robotics (historical)]
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A.
Rethink Robotics
Rethink Robotics was a robotics company known for developing collaborative industrial robots like Baxter and Sawyer designed to work safely alongside humans in manufacturing environments.
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B.
Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics is an American engineering and robotics company renowned for creating advanced, highly mobile robots such as Atlas, Spot, and Handle.
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C.
SoftBank Group
SoftBank Group is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company best known for its large-scale technology investments and telecommunications businesses.
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D.
National Robotics Engineering Center
The National Robotics Engineering Center is a leading research and development facility at Carnegie Mellon University specializing in advanced robotics and autonomous systems for real-world applications.
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E.
KUKA
KUKA is a German industrial robotics and automation company known for its advanced robotic arms used in manufacturing and entertainment applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: SoftBank Robotics (historical) Triple: [SoftBank Group, subsidiary, SoftBank Robotics (historical)]
Generated description
SoftBank Robotics (historical) was a former robotics division of SoftBank Group known for developing humanoid and service robots such as Pepper and NAO.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SoftBank Robotics (historical) Target entity description: SoftBank Robotics (historical) was a former robotics division of SoftBank Group known for developing humanoid and service robots such as Pepper and NAO.
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A.
Rethink Robotics
Rethink Robotics was a robotics company known for developing collaborative industrial robots like Baxter and Sawyer designed to work safely alongside humans in manufacturing environments.
-
B.
Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics is an American engineering and robotics company renowned for creating advanced, highly mobile robots such as Atlas, Spot, and Handle.
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C.
SoftBank Group
chosen
SoftBank Group is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company best known for its large-scale technology investments and telecommunications businesses.
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D.
National Robotics Engineering Center
The National Robotics Engineering Center is a leading research and development facility at Carnegie Mellon University specializing in advanced robotics and autonomous systems for real-world applications.
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E.
KUKA
KUKA is a German industrial robotics and automation company known for its advanced robotic arms used in manufacturing and entertainment applications.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ad8b115610819095b02007da5ca3cb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adcb404b908190b6b4ee583dee3cc9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4db23ff3c81908d19295a7ce4a39c |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4dbabb314819092dbd1ece83a894c |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4dc9b80f8819083074657a32798a4 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:34 p.m.