2010-06-27

Aldebaran Robotics' Nao Autonomous Humanoid Robot

20 Nao Robots Perform Synchronized Dance

The latest demonstration of Aldebaran Robotics' Nao robot shows 20 robots performing a 3-part synchronized dance, preparing for France’s Pavilion Day. The Nao robot, humanoid in design, showcases its great range of motion by deftly moving its numerous joints and appendages in an impressive mimicry of human movement.




Nao (robot)

Nao (pronounced "now") is an autonomous, programmable and medium-sized humanoid robot, developed by the French company Aldebaran Robotics, a start-up headquartered in Paris.

Although the Nao Academics Edition is already available for universities and laboratories for research and education purposes, it will not be available to the general public until 2011.

 A preview Nao robot under development for RoboCup at the Georgia Institute of Technology

 Nao robot in Webots RoboCup soccer simulation.



Nao has all of the bells and whistles that you’d expect to find in a consumer humanoid, including limbs with 25 degrees of freedom, operable hands, stereo vision, voice recognition and synthesis, and a programmable Linux OS. Nao is programmable in either a graphic environment or a code environment, and is supposed to be appropriate for all ranges of skill.




Aldebaran Robotics' Nao




Sources
20 Nao Robots Perform Synchronized Dance - PCWorld
http://www.pcworld.com/article/199835/20_nao_robots_perform_synchronized_dance.html?tk=hp_blg
YouTube - World Premiere: 20 Nao Robots Dancing in Synchronized Harmony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t1NWH6G1f0
Nao (robot) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nao_(robot)
Aldebaran Robotics’ NAO Humanoid Bends Over, Squeezes Duck | BotJunkie
http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/10/27/aldebaran-robotics-nao-humanoid-bends-over-squeezes-duck/
Aldebaran Robotics, the creators of Nao | Aldebaran Robotics
http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com/en
YouTube - Aldebaran Robotics' Nao
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSKRgasUEko&feature=player_embedded#!

Related
Humanoid Robot To Be Ready For Prime Time In 2010 | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/11/humanoid-robot/
Humanoid robot Nao wants to be friends | Crave - CNET
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10358431-1.html
Nao - a robot that sees, speaks, reacts to touch and surfs the web
http://www.gizmag.com/nao-all-rounder-robot/13445/
Interactive | Aldebaran Robotics
http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com/en/nao_robot_interactif
France celebrates Pavilion Day_latest news_Shanghai World Expo
http://en.expo2010.cn/a/20100621/000015.htm
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