# SoftBank Robotics documentation What's new in NAOqi 2.8?

# Launching / exiting an Activity

## Launching an Activity

Prerequisite

Autonomous Life: ON - Installed Activities: Yes

To start an Activity:

Step | Action
--- | ---
| Make sure Pepper is listening. For further details, see: Talking with Pepper.
| Say: “Start” + the Activity name, or one of the Trigger sentences, if any. Pepper automatically starts the corresponding Activity.

Note: some Activities may require specific conditions to be launched, for example, when Pepper is on his Charging station, only Activities explicitely authorized on Charging Station can run.

## Exiting an Activity

Prerequisite

Autonomous Life: ON - Installed Activities: Yes

To stop an Activity currently running:

Step | Action
--- | ---
| Lay your hand on Pepper‘s head: palm on the top camera, and fingers on the head tactile sensor
| Hold your hand there for 1 second. Feedback: a slight sound: “blop”
| Quickly remove your hand to stop the activity. Feedback: “click” sound, and eye and status LEDs become green for a short moment
Result | After you remove your hand, the current Activity is stopped.

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