NAO

Autonomous, programmable humanoid robot standing 58cm tall, widely used in research, education, and RoboCup. Over 13,000 units deployed in 70+ countries.

Yes. NAO is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

NAO is made by Aldebaran Robotics, based in Paris, France, founded in 2005.

4 verified deployments of NAO are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan, Warwickshire, United Kingdom.

NAO is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to NAO include Walker S2, Digit, Unitree G1, Atlas.

NAO and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 18 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. NAO has 4 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, NAO ranks in roughly the top 18% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.

NAO is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

NAO has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.