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BUDDY at Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, 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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City of Rueil-Malmaison deployed Buddy as Smart City reception robot in city hall, powered by "RUEIL GPT" trained on municipal information. Buddy welcomes visitors, answers citizen questions, guides them to services.

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for BUDDY at Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
BUDDY
Company
Blue Frog Robotics
Location
Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France
Operator
Blue Frog Robotics
Status
operational
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
city centroid
First seen
2025-07-01
ID
701a45fb-8289-4827-9a59-d2915a4a7656

Timeline

  1. Jul 2025
    First recorded
    BUDDY first documented operating at Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France.
  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. https://m.bluefrogrobotics.com/success-story-rueil-malmaison/
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: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: companion_robot

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Common questions

What is the BUDDY deployment at Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France?
BUDDY, built by Blue Frog Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France on the DEPLOY registry. Blue Frog Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates BUDDY at Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, 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 Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting July 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the BUDDY deployment at Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, 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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