# NAO at Worldwide (70+ countries): deployment

Canonical ID: `f3944cc9-012e-4fa7-8e56-eb90d1d0a11c`

Over 13,000 [NAO](/models/nao-robot.md) units in use across 70+ countries as of 2024. 200+ academic institutions including University of Tokyo, IIT Kanpur, University of Hertfordshire, Montana State University. ASK Nao program for autism education in British schools.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** nao-education-worldwide
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [NAO](/models/nao-robot.md) (id: `56c53c82-ec01-4246-9297-c34759b85a56`)
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)
- **Company:** [Aldebaran Robotics](/companies/aldebaran-robotics.md) (id: `e95e6223-da90-4b0e-83f6-9170b021ac65`)
- **Location:** [Worldwide (70+ countries)](/locations/worldwide-70-countries.md) (id: `8d6737ff-23c2-4189-86d4-a7556e2209f5`)
- **First seen:** 2008-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nao_(robot)

## Verified answers

- [Which humanoid robots can you actually buy in 2026?](/which-humanoid-robots-can-you-actually-buy.md)

## Common questions

### What is the NAO deployment at Worldwide (70+ countries)?

NAO, built by Aldebaran Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Worldwide (70+ countries) on the DEPLOY registry. Aldebaran Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates NAO at Worldwide (70+ countries)?

Aldebaran Robotics, 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 Worldwide (70+ countries) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting December 1, 2008 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the NAO deployment at Worldwide (70+ countries)?

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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