Romeo
Full-size humanoid research platform for assisting people
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Romeo is a full-size humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran (now continued by Maxtronics) as a research platform for studying how a robot could assist elderly or dependent people in daily life. Its body uses an articulated multi-vertebra trunk, articulated feet, and dexterous hands, and it is built around the same NAOqi software framework as Aldebaran's other robots. Romeo was a research and development platform rather than a commercial product, and it is not part of the manufacturer's current lineup.
Released: 2014
- Price
- Contact for pricing
- Height
- 1467 mm Manufacturer
- Weight
- 36.66 kg Manufacturer
- Payload
- Not disclosed
- Degrees of freedom
- 37 Manufacturer
- Battery
- Not disclosed
Canonical robot record
Verified facts for Romeo
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- Spec sources
- 5 linked
- Verification
- Verified Jul 10, 2026 · every displayed spec is source-checked
- Availability
- Research platform
- Last verified
- Jul 10, 2026
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Overview
Romeo is a full-size humanoid robot created by Aldebaran (the robotics maker now continued by Maxtronics, based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France) as a research platform. Its stated goal was to investigate how a service robot could support elderly or dependent people in everyday tasks around the home and act as a companion that helps look after their wellbeing.
Mechanically, Romeo is articulated like a person, with a head, two arms with multi-jointed wrists, a yawing trunk, and legs with hips, knees, ankles, and articulated toes, plus movable eyes. It is documented and programmed through the same NAOqi developer framework used across the maker's robot family, exposing its joints, motors, sensors, and kinematics to developers.
Romeo is a research and development effort rather than a product that was sold commercially. It does not appear in the manufacturer's current product range, which today centers on the NAO robot, so Romeo should be understood as an experimental platform rather than a shipping or supported device.
Key Features
- Full-size, fully articulated humanoid body designed to move and interact at roughly human scale
- Articulated trunk, legs with movable toes, and dexterous multi-finger hands for grasping and manipulation
- Movable eyes and a sensor-equipped head supporting perception and interaction
- Programmable through the maker's NAOqi software framework, with fully documented joints, motors, and kinematics
- Conceived specifically as a research platform for assisting elderly or dependent people
Specifications
Connectivity
| Communication | WiFi, Ethernet |
Mechanics
| Degrees of Freedom | 37 ManufacturerVerified Jul 10, 2026Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation (model 'Romeo H37') + IEEE Spectrum |
| Locomotion | Bipedal |
Physical
| Weight | 36.66 kg |
| Height | 1467 mm |
Sensing
| Sensors | Four 2D cameras (eyes + forehead) and one 3D depth sensor (ASUS Xtion), microphones; joint torque inferred from motor current (no dedicated force sensors) |
Compare with similar robots
| Romeo | Unitree H2 | TORA-ONE | THEMIS V2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | On request | On request | On request | On request |
| Height | 1467 mm | 180 cm | 146-186 cm (foldable/adjustable) | 1.6 m |
| Weight | 36.66 kg | 70 kg | — | 37.5 kg |
| Payload | — | 21 kg | 5 kg per arm (rated) | 15 kg |
| Reach | — | — | — | — |
| Max speed | — | — | 0.6 m/s | 2.78 m/s |
| Degrees of freedom | 37 | 31 | 47 | 40 |
| Battery | — | — | 8 hours | 3 hours |
Evidence & changelog
Sources
- Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation - tranche-8 verification · Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation — cites Height, Weight
- Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation (model 'Romeo H37') + IEEE Spectrum - tranche-8 verification · Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation (model 'Romeo H37') + IEEE Spectrum — cites Degrees of Freedom
- Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation - tranche-8 verification · Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation — cites Communication
- Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation - tranche-8 verification · Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation — cites Sensors
- IEEE Spectrum - tranche-8 verification · IEEE Spectrum — cites Locomotion
Record changelog
- Sensors: Cameras, inertial sensors, force sensors, sonars → Four 2D cameras (eyes + forehead) and one 3D depth sensor (ASUS Xtion), microphones; joint torque inferred from motor current (no dedicated force sensors) · Jul 10, 2026
tranche-8 verification (corrected): Official docs list 4x 2D cameras + optional ASUS Xtion 3D sensor, microphones, loudspeakers, LEDs - no sonar page exists (sonars look like NAO/Pepper spec bleed). I
- Weight: 40 kg → 36.66 kg · Jul 10, 2026
tranche-8 verification (corrected): Official construction page: Mass 36.66 kg. The widely quoted 40 kg (IEEE 2010) was the pre-build projection; as-built manufacturer figure is 36.66 kg (Generation Ro
- Height: 1460 mm → 1467 mm · Jul 10, 2026
tranche-8 verification (corrected): Official construction page: Height 1467 mm. Press rounds to 1.4 m / 140 cm; stored 1460 was close but not the datasheet figure.
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Manufacturer
Creator of NAO and Pepper humanoid robots for education, research, and customer service applications.
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 2005
- Website
- Official site
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