NAO Next Gen, the newest of the robots

Aldebaran Robotics announces the latest generation of programmable humanoid robots for research, education and? Wider? deepen knowledge in a new area - service robotics.

The NAO Next Gen robot, the result of six years of research and collaboration with scientists and the user community, offers increased interactivity through greater computing power, greater stability and greater accuracy, and expands the range of research, education and application topics for certain categories of users.

Highlights include a new on-board computer based on a high-performance 1,6 GHz Intel Atom processor for multi-tasking, and two HD cameras combined with an FPGA system that can receive two video streams simultaneously, resulting in significant speed and efficiency improvements. recognize faces or objects even in low light. Parallel to hardware innovation, Nao Next Gen uses Nuance's new voice recognition software, which is faster and more reliable, combined with a brand new feature that allows you to extract and recognize words in a sentence or conversation.

? In addition to this new hardware version, we will provide new software features such as intelligent motor torque control, body-part-to-body collision avoidance system, improved walking algorithm… will create the most suitable and efficient hardware platform. . As for applications, especially for secondary education, we are focusing our efforts on pedagogical content, and in the area of ​​improving the quality of people's lives, we are working on developing specialized applications. And we continue, of course, to create NAO for individual users through the Developer Program? a community of programmers who are now working with us to create what personal robots will be like in the future. concludes Bruno Meissonier.

“The advent of this new generation of NAO robots is of great importance for our company. We are proud to be able to offer our customers something more, regardless of the industry. The degree of refinement of NAO Next Gen will allow us to put it at the service of helping children with autism and people who cannot function independently. In 2005, I created Aldebaran Robotics precisely to promote the good of humanity. ? says Bruno Meissonier, President and Founder of Aldebaran Robotics, the world leader in humanoid robotics.