Nao
Humanoid robot for education, research and healthcare
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Nao is a small autonomous humanoid robot built for natural interaction with people in education, research, healthcare and elderly-care settings. It combines expressive whole-body motion with cameras, microphones, tactile sensors, sonars and an inertial unit so it can see, hear, speak and move socially. The current NAO6 generation is programmable through visual, Python and C++ tools and supports multilingual speech and computer vision.
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Estimated lead time: 6 weeks
Overview
Nao is a compact autonomous humanoid robot designed to interact naturally with people. Its current generation, NAO6, is positioned for education, research, healthcare and elderly-care environments, where it engages users through expressive movement, speech and social behaviour.
The robot perceives its surroundings using onboard cameras, microphones, tactile sensors, sonars and an inertial measurement unit, allowing it to see, hear, sense touch and keep its balance. These sensing abilities are paired with smooth, expressive whole-body motion and functional hands.
Nao is fully programmable. Developers and educators can build behaviours with the Choregraphe low-code visual tool or with Python and C++ software development kits, and the platform supports multilingual speech, computer vision and integration with generative AI. It is now developed and supported by Maxtronics, the France-based successor to Aldebaran.
Key Features
- Expressive whole-body humanoid motion with functional hands
- Rich multimodal sensing via cameras, microphones, tactile sensors, sonars and an inertial unit
- Multilingual speech, computer vision and generative-AI integration
- Fully programmable through Choregraphe visual tooling plus Python and C++ SDKs
- Designed for education, research, healthcare and elderly-care use
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Deployment Evidence
NAO Robot — Wikipedia
NAO has been deployed in 70+ countries with 19,000+ units, primarily in education and research; used in RoboCup competitions and university robotics programs worldwide.
Deployment Readiness
Integration & SDK
- ROS Support
- Supported
- SDK Available
- Supported
- API Docs
- View Docs
- Supported Platforms
- Linux, ROS 1 (Melodic, Noetic), Python, C++, Java, JavaScript
Support & Service
Regions
| Tier | Response Time | SLA |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 72 hrs | — |
Specifications
Connectivity
| Communication | WiFi, Ethernet |
Mechanics
| Degrees of Freedom | 25 |
| Locomotion | Bipedal |
Physical
| Weight | 5.4 kg |
| Height | 580 mm |
Power
| Battery Life | 1.5 hours |
Sensing
| Sensors | 2 cameras, 4 microphones, sonar, tactile sensors, inertial unit |
Software
| SDK Support | Yes |
| ROS Compatible | Yes |
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