Key facts
Values reflect the public record
- Height
- 1467 mmManufacturer confirmed
- Weight
- 36.66 kgManufacturer confirmed
- Payload
- No public data documented
- Degrees of freedom
- 37Manufacturer confirmed
- Runtime
- No public data documented
- Max speed
- No public data documented
Canonical robot record
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.
RoboZaps maintains this record as part of its canonical robotics database. Specs are source-verified where linked; the record compares public facts across manufacturers rather than representing a single robot maker.
- Spec sources
- 3 linked
- Verification
- Verified · 6/6 specs source-verified
- Deployment
- Research platform
- Last verified
- Jul 10, 2026
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
Grouped technical data with source detail available on demand.
6 documented values
Connectivity
| Communication | WiFi, EthernetManufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 10, 2026 Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation |
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Mechanics
| Degrees of Freedom | 37Manufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 10, 2026 Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation (model 'Romeo H37') + IEEE Spectrum |
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| Locomotion | BipedalThird-party sourceVerified Jul 10, 2026 IEEE Spectrum |
Physical
| Height | 1467 mmManufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 10, 2026 Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation |
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| Weight | 36.66 kgManufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 10, 2026 Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation |
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)Manufacturer confirmedVerified Jul 10, 2026 Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation |
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Evidence & changelog
Sources behind this record and material corrections made over time.
Sources
- Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation — cites Height, Weight
- Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation (model 'Romeo H37') + IEEE Spectrum — cites Degrees of Freedom
- Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation — cites Communication
- Aldebaran/SoftBank Robotics official documentation — cites Sensors
- IEEE Spectrum — cites Locomotion
Media
Manufacturer
Creator of NAO and Pepper humanoid robots for education, research, and customer service applications.
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 2005
