Nao is a humanoid robot from Softbank Robotics / Aldebaran Robotics. NAO is 57.3 cm tall and weighs 5.2 kg. Its individual motors in the joints enable it to move human-like. Furthermore, it has 11 tactile sensors located on the head, hands, and feet. In addition to communicating via the speaker and microphone, the LEDs in its eyes light up in different colors.
The RobotDoC (Robotics for Development of Cognition) Collegium is a multinational PhD training network for interdisciplinary training in developmental cognitive robotics. RobotDoc Fellows develop advanced expertise in domain-specific robotics research and complementary transferable skills for careers in academia and industry. They gain hands-on experience through experimentation with various humanoid robotic platforms (e.g. iCub, Nao, Ecce, Asimo).
The goal of the SoziRob project is to develop intelligent robots with social interaction capabilities to help astronauts better cope with the physical and psychological stresses of long-term missions in a closed habitat. This includes the development, implementation and evaluation of a motivation module to qualitatively and quantitatively improve fitness training to prevent amyothrophy. Furthermore, social activities are to be stimulated by playing pairs of games with the robot Flobi.