NAO is made by NAO Robot, based in Paris, France.

Where is NAO deployed?

No verified deployments of NAO are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

NAO has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

NAO · DEPLOY

Name: NAO
Brand: NAO Robot

Overview

NAO is an autonomous, programmable bipedal humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran (formerly Aldebaran Robotics / SoftBank Robotics Europe); the NAO V6 is about 58 cm tall with 25 degrees of freedom, dual HD cameras, four microphones, tactile sensors, and sonar, running the NAOqi OS. Widely used in education and research.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments: None on file
Sources on file: 1 source, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for NAO.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

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

Common questions

What is NAO?: NAO is an autonomous, programmable bipedal humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran (formerly Aldebaran Robotics / SoftBank Robotics Europe); the NAO V6 is about 58 cm tall with 25 degrees of freedom, dual HD cameras, four microphones, tactile sensors, and sonar, running the NAOqi OS. Widely used in education and research.
Who makes NAO?: NAO is made by NAO Robot, based in Paris, France.
Where is NAO deployed?: No verified deployments of NAO are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is NAO safe?: NAO has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

1: knowledge-base; Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

No press coverage on file for NAO yet. Coverage appears here automatically as articles are ingested from our press sources.

Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /models/aldebaran-nao.md
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/models/9013f578-87b3-42e5-8f89-129df72a5007
Revision history: /models/aldebaran-nao/history
Data documentation: /data
Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP

DEPLOY Intelligence Score

0.0/ 100

vs 6 months ago

6-month trend

Peer rankingTop 66% of Humanoid

Analysis

Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.

Signal flags

No new deployment (12 months)

Dimension breakdown

Safety Record

95.0LOW

Adoption Spread

1.424.9LOW

IP Activity

5.0LOW

Deployment Scale

0.0LOW

Market Presence

0.0LOW

DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.

Last computed: Jul 3, 2026

Intelligence layer