Aldebaran (formerly Aldebaran Robotics, later SoftBank Robotics Europe) · research humanoid
Romeo
An adult-sized research biped (about 1.4 m) from a French public-private project to build a robot companion for elderly and disabled people; it never went beyond a research prototype. First video shown in 2012, just before this slice.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 140 cmTaller than 29%
- Weight
- 40 kgHeavier than 24%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A retired humanoid from Aldebaran Robotics (Project Romeo consortium).
Real-world use
Bought by at least four European research laboratories by 2014.
Maker
Aldebaran (formerly Aldebaran Robotics, later SoftBank Robotics Europe)Company · founded 2005 · Paris, FranceUS$13 million venture round led by Intel Capital (June 2011); acquired by SoftBank for about US$100 million (2013); sold to United Robotics Group…
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Romeo is taller than 29% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Romeo is heavier than 24% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Romeo has more joints than 64% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, payload, battery, price.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current humanoids.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Hands
- simple
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 37 joints
- Sensors & vision
- Two cameras set in the eyebrows for depth (distance) estimation.
- Compute
- Four on-board computers handling vision, hearing, movement and AI.
- AI & software
- Research software for learning user habits and household tasks; target use was helping elderly and disabled people.
- Other details
- About 1.4 m tall and 36 kg. Built by Aldebaran with more than a dozen French academic and industrial partners including INRIA, ISIR and LAAS-CNRS (Project Romeo, launched 2009). IEEE Spectrum reported a rumoured price of about US$335,000.
Lineage
Every Aldebaran Robotics (Project Romeo consortium) humanoid in order.
Watch Romeo
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- Never sold commercially; units went to research labs
- Where it is sold or used
- Europe
- Customers and pilots
- Four European labs had acquired units by late 2014 (Generation Robots)
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Romeo shown at Innorobo 2014
Aldebaran presented Romeo publicly at the Innorobo show.
Generation Robots - Aldebaran finally shows Romeo
Aldebaran released the first look at its 1.4 m adult-size humanoid after a delayed unveiling.
IEEE Spectrum
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure |  RomeoAldebaran Robotics (Project Romeo consortium) |  Toyota Partner Robot (violin-playing)Toyota Motor CorporationSame job: care · Both walk · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2012-02 | 2007-12-06 |
| Status | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 140 cm | 152 cm |
| Weight | 40 kg | 56 kg |
| Joints | 37 | — |
| Speed | — | — |
| Payload | — | — |
| Battery | — | — |
| Price | — | — |
Sources
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