# SoftBank Group acquires Aldebaran Robotics: partnership

Canonical ID: `5818a494-0589-46ca-9060-7f11e2701444`

SoftBank Group acquired French robotics company Aldebaran Robotics (maker of Pepper and Nao) for USD 100 million in 2012, rebranding it as SoftBank Robotics in 2016.

- **Type:** investment
- **Status:** concluded
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties (2)

- [SoftBank Group](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/softbank-group.md) investor partner
- [SoftBank Robotics (Pepper)](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/pepper-robot.md) other

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2012-01-01

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.therobotreport.com/aldebaran-pepper-nao-robots-receivership/


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