# BUDDY at France (nationwide): deployment

Canonical ID: `e00ad3a6-41d0-452e-9d35-45e6e333d797`

Blue Frog lists clients including Korian (elderly care), AG2R La Mondiale, Société Générale, Crédit Agricole, SNCF/iDTGV, Huawei, Somfy, Boulanger, Éducation Nationale, Dalkia, Viatris. [Buddy](/models/blue-frog-buddy.md) deployed as reception, educational, and companion robot across hospitals, schools, senior facilities, and businesses.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** blue-frog-buddy-france-institutions
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [BUDDY](/models/blue-frog-buddy.md) (id: `53922d3d-309a-480a-a0e0-6fb82f30f6ee`)
- **Category:** [Companion robots](/companion-robots)
- **Company:** [Blue Frog Robotics](/companies/buddy-robot.md) (id: `b14b2508-5c6b-464f-ab75-37a4015c733f`)
- **Location:** [France (nationwide)](/locations/france-nationwide.md) (id: `667ae472-d4cc-4562-b4a6-65d8e6388f5d`)
- **First seen:** 2024-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://m.bluefrogrobotics.com/our-clients/

## Common questions

### What is the BUDDY deployment at France (nationwide)?

BUDDY, built by Blue Frog Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at France (nationwide) on the DEPLOY registry. Blue Frog Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates BUDDY at France (nationwide)?

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 France (nationwide) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting September 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the BUDDY deployment at France (nationwide)?

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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