# NAO at Tokyo, Japan: deployment

Canonical ID: `2113fce5-18c1-4bc8-b683-82d132839e22`

University of Tokyo purchased 30 [NAO](/models/nao-robot.md) robots for Nakamura Lab. Plan to develop them into active lab assistants. One of earliest large-scale institutional deployments.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** nao-university-tokyo
- **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:** [Tokyo, Japan](/locations/tokyo-japan.md) (id: `7f1186ea-0357-4925-a6ed-bddb76556f8e`)
- **First seen:** 2010-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## 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 Tokyo, Japan?

NAO, built by Aldebaran Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Tokyo, Japan on the DEPLOY registry. Aldebaran Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates NAO at Tokyo, Japan?

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 Tokyo, Japan go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting October 1, 2010 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the NAO deployment at Tokyo, Japan?

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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