# BUDDY at Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France: deployment

Canonical ID: `701a45fb-8289-4827-9a59-d2915a4a7656`

City of Rueil-Malmaison deployed [Buddy](/models/blue-frog-buddy.md) 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.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** blue-frog-buddy-rueil-malmaison
- **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:** [Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France](/locations/rueil-malmaison-ile-de-france-france.md) (id: `d3530885-888a-4553-9076-ee9d4ea64413`)
- **First seen:** 2025-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://m.bluefrogrobotics.com/success-story-rueil-malmaison/

## 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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