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Nao
Nao
Last updated: September 1, 2026
Locomotion Type
Biped
Stage
Mass Production
Height
58 cm
Degrees of Freedom
25 DOF
Weight
5.4 kg
Release Year
2006
Computing
NAOqi OS
Nao is a 58 cm, 5.4 kg education/research humanoid robot with 25 DOF, originally developed by Aldebaran Robotics (France, acquired by SoftBank in 2012). It walks bipedally, converses, recognizes objects/faces and is programmable through the NAOqi operating system, and is widely used in universities, schools and research labs worldwide.
Application Scenarios
Education, research, programming teaching and demonstrations.
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