# NAO at Hertfordshire, United Kingdom: deployment

Canonical ID: `69173c0c-ac95-4c93-8d73-06dbd2ad3367`

University of Hertfordshire deployed [NAO](/models/nao-robot.md) for Bold Hearts RoboCup Team and human-robot interaction research.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** nao-university-hertfordshire-uk
- **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:** [Hertfordshire, United Kingdom](/locations/hertfordshire-united-kingdom.md) (id: `f901728a-7e13-4d03-9560-72d0347b4d69`)
- **First seen:** 2011-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## 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 Hertfordshire, United Kingdom?

NAO, built by Aldebaran Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Hertfordshire, United Kingdom on the DEPLOY registry. Aldebaran Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates NAO at Hertfordshire, United Kingdom?

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 Hertfordshire, United Kingdom go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2011 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the NAO deployment at Hertfordshire, United Kingdom?

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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