Aldebaran / SoftBank Robotics
HumanoidFull Humanoid OEMDefunct
- Total funding
- Historical (SoftBank-backed)
- Valuation
- N/A
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Segment
- Full Humanoid OEM (legacy)
- Status
- Bankrupt / sold (2025)
- Founders
- Bruno Maisonnier (Aldebaran Founder, 2005)
- Website
- www.softbankrobotics.com
Notes
Filed for bankruptcy in early 2025; assets sold off in July 2025 — cautionary tale in this sector. | Founded as Aldebaran Robotics (Paris, 2005); acquired by SoftBank 2012; rebranded 2016. Pepper: first emotion-recognizing commercial robot (launched 2014; production stopped 2020). NAO: most-used research humanoid globally. Aldebaran filed bankruptcy Feb 2025; assets sold to Maxvision Jul 2025.
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