NAO
Maxtronics · France

NAO

Shipping 2008 Business

A small, widely-used programmable humanoid, a staple of education and robotics research.

Overview

NAO is an autonomous programmable humanoid robot first released in 2008 by the French company Aldebaran, standing about 57 cm tall with 25 degrees of freedom. It has been used for education, research and healthcare in more than 70 countries.

Use cases

Education Research Healthcare

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