# Aldebaran Robotics: humanoid robotics company

Canonical ID: `e95e6223-da90-4b0e-83f6-9170b021ac65`

- **Slug:** aldebaran-robotics
- **Founded:** 2005
- **HQ:** Paris, France
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)

## Models

- [Romeo](/models/romeo-robot.md) (humanoid) (id: `2377392a-5144-4274-9c3a-5b64d19bc858`)
- [NAO](/models/nao-robot.md) (humanoid) (id: `56c53c82-ec01-4246-9297-c34759b85a56`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Marc Jarrault](/people/marc-jarrault.md) CEO, Aldebaran (SoftBank Robotics Europe) (secondary-verified)

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Bruno Maisonnier](/people/bruno-maisonnier.md) Founder & CEO (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

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## Common questions

### What is Aldebaran Robotics?

French robotics company and pioneer in programmable humanoid robots, developer of the NAO humanoid robot. Acquired by SoftBank (2015), then United Robotics Group (2022). Entered receivership in June 2025. NAO remains one of the most widely used research and education humanoid platforms worldwide.

### What does Aldebaran Robotics make?

Aldebaran Robotics has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Romeo, NAO (Aldebaran Robotics builds physical robots).

### Who competes with Aldebaran Robotics?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Aldebaran Robotics building in the same form factors include Unitree Robotics, AgiBot, Boston Dynamics, UBTech Robotics.

### Where is Aldebaran Robotics headquartered?

Aldebaran Robotics is headquartered in Paris, France.

### Where does Aldebaran Robotics operate robots?

Aldebaran Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was Aldebaran Robotics founded?

Aldebaran Robotics was founded in 2005.


## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nao_(robot)

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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