Aldebaran United Robotics Group, formerly known as SoftBank Robotics Europe, is the leader in humanoid robotics, manufacturer of iconic robots NAO and Pepper.
Aldebaran joined forces with the United Robotics Group of Germany in 2022.
Since their inception in 2005, they have become the leader of the humanoid robot market. More than 40,000 social and interaction robots – NAO and Pepper – are used in more than 70 countries, in various sectors, ranging from retail to tourism, health, and education.
Pepper’s natural movements and perception modules, and his height of 120 cm allow him to easily interact and engage with people.
Pepper is capable of communicating in 20 languages, which makes him usable all over the world.
Equipped with Infrared sensors, bumpers, 2D and 3D cameras and sonars, Pepper is able to perform autonomous navigation.
Pepper is a fully programmable platform that is perfect to conduct research on robotics, study artificial intelligence, or develop applications.
Fits perfectly for: higher education and research.
NAO was conceived to move and adapt to his environment, thanks to the 7 touch sensors placed all over his build.
A great communicator, his omnidirectional microphones and his speakers allow him to engage in enriched dialogues and interactions. NAO can listen and understand in all kinds of situation and can speak clearly in more than 20 languages.
Equipped with two 2D cameras, he can recognize shapes, objects and even people, enhancing interactivity.
Standing at 58cm tall, NAO is the perfect teaching assistant. His looks makes him very engaging to pupils of all ages and teachers.
NAO will allow teachers and students to create content and acquire multi-disciplinary skills, such as learning programming or developing social and emotional skills thanks to his human-like behaviour and his friendly attitude.
Fits perfectly for: primary, secondary, higher education, research and specialised education.
Pepper and NAO are the perfect assistants for educators. Their visual and intuitive interface makes the content creation process easier, allowing customized teaching activities on either a one-to-one basis or small groups.
Humanoid robots introduce new and attractive pedagogical topics and apply PBL (Project-Based Learning) approaches. They help students develop problem solving and analytical skills, required to succeed in a knowledge-based and highly technological society.
With tailored and flexible teaching programs, Pepper and NAO improve self-motivation in learning STEAM (Sciences, Technologies, Engineering, Arts and Maths) subjects and encourage development of creativity.
Pepper and NAO easily create an empathetic link with students, teachers and researchers by their eye-catching appearances, moderate sizes and humanoid behaviours.
Proven by various studies and researches, main characteristics of our humanoid robots meet the instructional goals in education. Our 17 000+ Pepper and NAO in the global education market are enabling new ways for pedagogy in classrooms.
Pepper and NAO are versatile and high-performing robots to meet the expectations of teachers and researchers. They are advanced platforms for the in-depth study such as human-machine interaction, cognitive computing and autonomous navigation, etc.
Our robots are fully programmable with a graphical interface, or directly with the Software Development Kit (SDK) and coding tools:
Pepper and NAO easily create empathetic link with kids, inspire and drive them for physical and intellectual exercises, develop social and emotional skills.
Humanoid robots are already used to implement effective inclusive practices and promote education with IEP (Individualized Education Program) for students with disabilities such as autism, emotional and behavioural disorders.
Our emotional robots help children reduce shyness, reluctance, un-confidence and frustration, improving social skills and self-esteem. Pepper and NAO are good vectors to encourage acceptance of special education in regular classroom, developing positive attitudes and perceptions.
