NAO – A humanoid robot

Meet Nao the cutest humanoid robot I’ve seen for a while.

Hello Nao!

Nao is an autonomous, programmable humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran Robotics, a French robotics company head-quartered in Paris.

In December 2011, Aldebaran Robotics released the Nao Next Gen, featuring enhanced software, a more powerful CPU and HD cameras and more upgrades have continued since.

Nao is being used in research and education worldwide.

Army of Nao!

It is equipped with many sensors: Tactile Sensors, Ultrasonic sensors, A Gyro, An Accelerometer, Force Sensors, Infrared sensors, 2 HD Cameras, 4 Microphones and high accuracy digital encoders on each joint.

The software package includes a full SDK and API in Java, C++, C# (.Net), Matlab, and Python. Every robot comes standard with Choregraphe, an award winning software that makes it easy to program the robot using a drag and drop interface which simplifies the programming for new and advanced users alike.

And by the way if you are interested to work for the robot company,check this website:  Shape the world