Aldebaran
Aldebaran was a maker of small humanoids and wheeled humanoids based in Paris, France, founded in 2005; its status on record is closed. Two of its robots are in this database. No disclosed funding (checked 20 Oct 2026). Public grant awards on record: 7, €3.4M in total. Its last owner on record is United Robotics Group.
- HQ
- Paris, France20 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 200520 Oct 2026
- Segment
- Small humanoids and wheeled humanoids
- Robots in base
- 2Aldebaran NAO6Aldebaran Pepper
- Listing
- Owned by United Robotics Groupdetailsquestions.assemblee-nationale.frRegistry20 Oct 2026
- Disclosed funding
- No disclosed funding (checked 20 Oct 2026)
What changed
Aldebaran is recorded as closed. The source for the change is listed below with the date it was checked.
- Status
- Closedbodacc.frRegistry20 Oct 2026
- Last owner
- United Robotics Group (owned by RAG-Stiftung) — owner until the June 2025 liquidationquestions.assemblee-nationale.frRegistry20 Oct 2026
Humanoid robots
2 models in the database. Price and availability come from the vendor page on the date shown; evidence is the highest step on the ladder claimed → demonstrated → piloting → shipped.
| Model | Form | Height, cm | Price | Availability | Evidence | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldebaran NAO6Biped small · 58 cm | Biped small | 58 | — | Enterprise quote | Shipped | maxtronics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026maxtronics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Aldebaran PepperWheeled social · 121 cm | Wheeled social | 121 | $252/mo¥39,800 at source | For sale | Shipped | softbankrobotics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026maxtronics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
Other products Aldebaran names on its site (not model records here): Plato, Romeo.
Funding
No disclosed funding (checked 20 Oct 2026). No round, listing or Form D for Aldebaran is on record in filings, company releases or press reports.
Is Aldebaran publicly traded?
No. Aldebaran has no listed shares of its own; its last owner on record is United Robotics Group.
- Status
- Subsidiary · company status: closedquestions.assemblee-nationale.frRegistry20 Oct 2026
- Owner
- United Robotics Group (owned by RAG-Stiftung) — owner until the June 2025 liquidation
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Grants and hiring
awards from public research and innovation programmes, €3.4M in total
Grant awards
| Year | Programme | Project | Amount | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CORDIS · Horizon Europe | TRAIL: TRAnsparent InterpretabLe robots | no contribution recorded | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| 2018 | CORDIS · Horizon 2020 | CROWDBOT: Safe Robot Navigation in Dense Crowds | €536,250 | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| 2018 | CORDIS · Horizon 2020 | ANIMATAS: Advancing intuitive human-machine interaction with human-like social capabilities for education in schools | €525,751 | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| 2017 | CORDIS · Horizon 2020 | CARESSES: Culture Aware Robots and Environmental Sensor Systems for Elderly Support | €356,250 | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| 2016 | CORDIS · Horizon 2020 | MuMMER: MultiModal Mall Entertainment Robot | €958,750 | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| 2016 | CORDIS · Horizon 2020 | APRIL: Applications of Personal Robotics for Interaction and Learning | €525,751 | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| 2016 | CORDIS · Horizon 2020 | L2TOR: Second Language Tutoring using Social Robots | €486,250 | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
Includes data from CORDIS, © European Union (CC BY 4.0)
Other makers of small humanoids
Chosen by shared segment, then by country.
Sources and checks
Every source used on this page, with the date it was last checked. Elsewhere on the page a fact checked on 20 Oct 2026, the build date, carries only the dot; an older check date is printed in full. Corrections: verification policy.
| Fact | Source / checked |
|---|---|
| Website | maxtronics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Legal name, Headquarters, Founded | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Products | maxtronics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Company status | bodacc.frRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| Ownership and listing | questions.assemblee-nationale.frRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| Grant 101072488 | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| Grant 779942 | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| Grant 765955 | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| Grant 737858 | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| Grant 688147 | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| Grant 674868 | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| Grant 688014 | cordis.europa.euRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
| Official profile (Linkedin) | linkedin.comWeb 20 Oct 2026 |
| Official profile (X) | x.comWeb 20 Oct 2026 |
| Official profile (Youtube) | youtube.comWeb 20 Oct 2026 |
| Wikidata entry | wikidata.orgRegistry 20 Oct 2026 |
- Legal name
- Aldebaran SASALDEBARAN (SAS)
- Wikidata
- Q2623410