Social RoboticsMaxvision buys Aldebaran's Nao and Pepper assets
A Shenzhen technology firm acquired the core intellectual property behind two iconic social robots.
Maxvision Technology, a Shenzhen company known for biometric and video identification systems, bought the core technology and intellectual property for Aldebaran's Nao and Pepper robots. It said it would retain Aldebaran's teams, product lines and client support, set up a French subsidiary for research and customer service, and focus investment on education and healthcare. Maxvision also highlighted the robots' emotional interaction capabilities as a reason for the purchase. The deal gave the two widely used social robots a route to survival weeks after their maker entered receivership.
Source: The Robot Report
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