Aldebaran · Social and companion robots
Nao
A compact bipedal robot for education, research, and assistive applications
Overview
Nao is a small, autonomous bipedal robot engineered for natural interaction across various settings, including education and care. It combines expressive movement with a comprehensive sensor suite for perception and communication, supporting multilingual speech and vision capabilities.
Specifications
- Deployment Stage
- Scaled Deployment
- Communication
- WiFi, Ethernet
- Degrees of Freedom
- 25
- Height
- 574 mm
- Locomotion
- Bipedal
- ROS Compatible
- Yes
- Runtime
- 90 min (normal use) / 60 min (active use)
- SDK Support
- Yes
- Sensors
- 2 cameras, 4 microphones, sonar, tactile sensors, inertial unit
- Weight
- 5.48 kg
- Width
- 275 mm
- Depth
- 311 mm
Where it performs
- Proven track record in educational and research environments
- Extensive SDK and programming tools support for custom applications
- Comprehensive sensor array enables rich human-robot interaction
What to check before buying
- Limited operational runtime on battery power
- Relatively small size may restrict physical interaction tasks
- Bipedal locomotion may be slower than wheeled alternatives