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Track Blue Frog Robotics on Deploy.
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Key facts
Robot
Technology
Stage
Founded
Deployments
Financial stage
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- Rodolphe Hasselvander Co-founder & CEOSEC-verified
Founders (1)
- Rodolphe Hasselvanderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Blue Frog Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Blue Frog Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Enabot2 models
- Groove X2 models
- Intuition Robotics2 models
- KEYi Technology2 models
- PARO Robots2 models
- Cartwheel Robotics1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 19, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Blue Frog Robotics?
- Blue Frog Robotics develops BUDDY, a companion robot designed for emotional assistance, education, and home entertainment with AI-powered interaction capabilities.
- What does Blue Frog Robotics make?
- Blue Frog Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: BUDDY (Blue Frog Robotics builds physical robots).
- Is Blue Frog Robotics publicly traded?
- No. Blue Frog Robotics is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Blue Frog Robotics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Blue Frog Robotics building in the same form factors include Enabot, Groove X, Intuition Robotics, KEYi Technology.
- Who is the CEO of Blue Frog Robotics?
- Rodolphe Hasselvander is the ceo of Blue Frog Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Blue Frog Robotics?
- Blue Frog Robotics is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.
- Where is Blue Frog Robotics headquartered?
- Blue Frog Robotics is headquartered in Paris, France.
- Who owns Blue Frog Robotics?
- Blue Frog Robotics is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
- Where does Blue Frog Robotics operate robots?
- Blue Frog 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.
- Is Blue Frog Robotics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Blue Frog Robotics ranks in roughly the top 63% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Blue Frog Robotics founded?
- Blue Frog Robotics was founded in 2015.
- Is Blue Frog Robotics safe?
- Blue Frog Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Blue Frog Robotics.Peer companies
- Enabot2 models
- Groove X2 models
- Intuition Robotics2 models
- KEYi Technology2 models
- PARO Robots2 models
- Cartwheel Robotics1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Blue Frog Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Buddy: A Fun, Educational Robot Supporting Autism Inclusion
BUDDY robot deployed in educational settings for autism support and inclusion programs, and as a robotic concierge at Aiden Hotels.
Clients and Partners of Buddy Robot
Buddy robot deployed in customer reception, hotel concierge (Aiden Hotels/CIC Hospitality), education, and eldercare settings.
Buddy social robot delayed again as Blue Frog looks for funding
Blue Frog Robotics launches a second crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to scale up Buddy manufacturing after delays.
Blue Frog Robotics Answers (Some of) Our Questions About Its Delayed Social Robot Buddy
IEEE Spectrum interviews Blue Frog Robotics CEO Rodolphe Hasselvander about the delayed Buddy social robot and its path to market.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/buddy-robot.md
- RSS feed: /companies/buddy-robot/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b14b2508-5c6b-464f-ab75-37a4015c733f
- Revision history: /companies/buddy-robot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Enabot2 models
- Groove X2 models
- Intuition Robotics2 models
- KEYi Technology2 models
- PARO Robots2 models
- Cartwheel Robotics1 model
Video
Buddy: THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROGRAMMABLE ROBOT - EDUCATIONAL & THERAPEUTIC COMPANION - REMOTE LEARNING - HOSPITALIZED STUDENT’S AVATAR - TEACHER’S ASSISTANT - A
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BUDDY at CES Unveiled 2018 from Blue Frog Robotics: MUSE Crystal Williams talks with the founder and CEO of Blue Frog Robotics Rodolphe Hasselvander which crea
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Reality vs attention
Blue Frog Robotics draws attention at the 50th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among companion_robot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026