education
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇯🇵 SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran NAO
SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran · Japan / France · unveiled 2008
commercial
supervised-autonomy
electric
data confidence: high
Watch changes · Evidence history · Cited research export · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%70.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%3.6
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%30.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%53.0
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%100.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%10.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the HMX. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
NAO is a small (~58 cm) bipedal programmable humanoid with 25 DOF, the de facto standard platform for robotics education and research, with over 13,000 units in 70+ countries. It is the official robot of the RoboCup Standard Platform League.
Deployment evidence
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
research
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
healthcare
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
human-robot interaction
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
RoboCup
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Specifications
Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.
Height
58.0 cm
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Weight
5.5 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Payload
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Travel speed
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Runtime
1.5 h
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Battery
0.0625 kWh
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Total DoF
25 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Hand DoF per hand
1 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Dexterous hands
No
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Actuation
electric
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Form factor
bipedal
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Onboard compute
Intel Atom E3845 quad-core 1.91 GHz (NAO V6)
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
AI model
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Autonomy
supervised-autonomy
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Product status
commercial
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Indicative price
9000.0 USD
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Funding
100.0 USD million
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Company valuation
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran NAO in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with Humanoid HMND 01 →NAO is a humanoid robot from SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran in Japan / France, and it is commercially available. It scores 46.7 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 87th of 156.
On the leaderboard it sits between Humanoid HMND 01 (HMX 46.7) and Booster K1 (HMX 46.5).
Against the 156 humanoid robots ranked, its clearest strength is commercial readiness & deployment (100.0 against a median of 67.0) and its clearest weakness is manipulation & dexterity (3.6 against 41.3).
By the published specifications, it is shorter than 99% of the 123 other humanoid robots publishing a height (58 cm), is lighter than 99% of the 115 other humanoid robots publishing a weight (5.5 kg) and runs shorter per charge than 93% of the 68 other humanoid robots publishing a runtime (1.5 h).
Its published price of $9,000 is below 82% of the 55 other humanoid robots with a public price.
On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. 5 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a high-confidence grade from 3 cited sources, as of 2026-06.
Task evidence
Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →
No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.
Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-06
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nao_(robot)
- https://robotsguide.com/robots/nao
- https://www.robotshop.com/products/aldebaran-robotics-nao6-humanoid-robot
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran NAO
How much does the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran NAO cost?
The SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran NAO has a published price of $9,000.
What are the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran NAO's specs?
Published specifications: runtime 1.5 h, degrees of freedom 25, degrees of freedom per hand 1, height 58 cm, weight 5.5 kg. Not published: payload and speed.
Is the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran NAO autonomous?
The SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran NAO has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran NAO compare to the Humanoid HMND 01?
On the HMX, the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran NAO scores 46.7 and the Humanoid HMND 01 46.7. The SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran NAO leads on autonomy & intelligence, commercial readiness & deployment and ecosystem & viability; the Humanoid HMND 01 leads on manipulation & dexterity, mobility & locomotion and hardware & engineering.
Who makes the SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran NAO?
The SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran NAO is made by SoftBank Robotics / Aldebaran, in Japan / France.
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Change history · 1 applied update
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Spec update Update NAO
status: retired → commercial2026-08-23T01:04:58+00:00 · by agent-bulk