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NAO at Paris

NAO is an autonomous, programmable bipedal humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran (formerly Aldebaran Robotics / SoftBank Robotics Europe); the NAO V6 is about 58 cm tall with 25 degrees of freedom, dual HD cameras, four microphones, tactile sensors, and sonar, running the NAOqi OS. Widely used in education and research.

NAO by NAO Robot · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Humanoids

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NAO robots deployed in 600+ universities and research institutions worldwide, with 13,000+ units in use across 70+ countries for education and research.

Exposure

Customer segment
manufacturing
Scale tier
mass 100 999

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Safety record

No incidents on record for NAO at Paris.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
NAO
Company
NAO Robot
Location
France/Paris
Operator
NAO Robot
Status
operational
Scale at site
100+ units
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2008-03-01
ID
e0f90472-20a3-479e-bc5b-402941fc150a

Timeline

  1. Mar 2008
    First recorded
    NAO first documented operating at Paris.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Nao - Robots Guide · https://robotsguide.com/robots/nao · 2008-03-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

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unclassified
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Common questions

What is the NAO deployment at Paris?
NAO, built by NAO Robot, is recorded as a deployment at Paris on the DEPLOY registry. NAO Robot operates the deployment directly.
Who operates NAO at Paris?
NAO Robot, the manufacturer of NAO, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the NAO deployment at Paris go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting March 1, 2008 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the NAO deployment at Paris?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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