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BUDDY at Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Blue Frog Robotics' BUDDY is a ~60 cm-tall emotional companion robot powered by emotional AI; it senses its surroundings, avoids obstacles, and assists, educates, entertains, and connects people in home, education, elder-care, and business settings.

BUDDY by Blue Frog Robotics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Companion robots

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Buddy deployed in ACCRA (Agile Co-Creation of Robots for Ageing) EU Horizon 2020 project. Pilot in Antibes — seniors tested Buddy at home for three weeks. Research pilot concluded.

Safety record

No incidents on record for BUDDY at Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

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Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-12
Model
BUDDY
Company
Blue Frog Robotics
Location
Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Status
ended
First seen
2017-01-01
ID
01930d2d-f433-46f7-bc1a-db91a8428291

Timeline

  1. Jan 2017
    First recorded
    BUDDY first documented operating at Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: ended, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://m.bluefrogrobotics.com/succes-story-accra/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: companion_robot

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the BUDDY deployment at Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France?
BUDDY, built by Blue Frog Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France on the DEPLOY registry. Blue Frog Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates BUDDY at Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France?
Blue Frog Robotics, the manufacturer of BUDDY, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the BUDDY deployment at Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2017 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the BUDDY deployment at Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the BUDDY deployment at Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France?
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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