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Aldebaran Robotics and Nuance Revolutionize Human - Machine Interaction
NAO Robot Delivers Truly Natural and Conversational Interactions with Nuance's Powerful Voice Recognition and Text-to-Speech, Driving the Future of Human-Robot Communication
PARIS and BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, October 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Aldebaran Robotics and Nuance Communications, Inc, (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that
Aldebaran's renowned NAO Robot will integrate Nuance's conversational voice capabilities
to deliver a more natural and compelling experience between humans and robots.
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NAO is Aldebaran's successful, fully-programmable and interactive humanoid robot
equipped with state-of-the-art motion, vision, tactile and audio capabilities. NAO can
walk on different surfaces, track and recognize faces and objects, express and understand
emotions, and react to touch and interact by voice. In fact, NAO has integrated Nuance's
embedded voice recognition technology to accurately hear and respond to his interlocutor's
voice, since 2011.
Aldebaran will now take advantage of Nuance's cloud-based voice recognition and
expressive text-to-speech through Nuance's NDEV developer program
[http://nuancemobiledeveloper.com/public/index.php?task=home ]. Combined, these
technologies allow people to have truly natural conversations with the robot, in nineteen
different languages. Further, NAO robots will become even further personalized through a
custom text-to-speech voice that was specifically developed to match the robot's
personality. As a result, Aldebaran will be able to create even more interaction
possibilities for future generations of robots, and better develop how they will interact
and engage in various settings, including education and special education environments
with autistic children, and personal robotics. NAO robots featuring Nuance's Natural
Language Understanding and text-to-speech will ship in early 2014.
"Developing natural, conversational interactions with humanoid robots is a challenging
and pioneering area of robotics. Our robots have to express and understand emotions and
for this, there needs to be expression in their voice that speaks to their personality,
and matches their body language," said Bruno Maisonnier, CEO and founder of Aldebaran
Robotics at a recent Nuance event. "Nuance and Aldebaran have combined our voice and
robotics innovations to showcase what's possible for human-robot communication. Our vision
is to create even more intuitive and human-like interactions between man and machine as
part of the NAO experience, in turn creating a wealth of new application opportunities for
NAO and the next generation of robotic companions."
"Nuance's conversational voice innovations have changed the way people engage their
devices, consumer electronics, cars and a variety of applications - and now we're changing
the way people can communicate with the world's most sophisticated humanoid robots," said
Steve Chambers, president, sales and marketing, and executive vice president, Nuance. "By
working with Aldebaran, we're creating unique and compelling possibilities in the space of
robotics where people can connect with NAO as if they were connecting with another human
being - and that's simply powerful."
Watch the video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw2k40NDCxg&feature=youtu.be ] in
which Bruno Maisonnier and Steve Chambers Showcase NAO
About Aldebaran Robotics:
Founded in 2005 by Bruno Maisonnier and with offices in France, China, Japan and the
United States, ALDEBARAN Robotics designs, produces and commercializes autonomous humanoid
robots with the aim of contributing to the well-being of humans. Today over 5 000 NAOs are
in use throughout the world as research and educational tools in 70 countries. ALDEBARAN
Robotics brings together more than 400 staff, 40% of whom are engineers and PhDs who are
involved in the development and production of the robots. For further information, visit:
http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of voice and language
solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications
and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people
interact with devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of
businesses experience Nuance's proven applications. For more information, please visit
http://www.nuance.com.
Media Inquiries to:
Aldebaran Robotics : Oana DORITA : odorita@aldebaran-robotics.com /
+33-1-81-72-02-31
Nuance : Rebecca Paquette: Rebecca.paquette@nuance.com /+1-781-565-5000
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Aldebaran Robotics and Nuance Communications, Inc.
Aldebaran Robotics and Nuance Revolutionize Human - Machine Interaction
NAO Robot Delivers Truly Natural and Conversational Interactions with Nuance's Powerful Voice Recognition and Text-to-Speech, Driving the Future of Human-Robot Communication
PARIS and BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, October 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Aldebaran Robotics and Nuance Communications, Inc, (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that
Aldebaran's renowned NAO Robot will integrate Nuance's conversational voice capabilities
to deliver a more natural and compelling experience between humans and robots.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130610/618892 )
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131029/647907 )
NAO is Aldebaran's successful, fully-programmable and interactive humanoid robot
equipped with state-of-the-art motion, vision, tactile and audio capabilities. NAO can
walk on different surfaces, track and recognize faces and objects, express and understand
emotions, and react to touch and interact by voice. In fact, NAO has integrated Nuance's
embedded voice recognition technology to accurately hear and respond to his interlocutor's
voice, since 2011.
Aldebaran will now take advantage of Nuance's cloud-based voice recognition and
expressive text-to-speech through Nuance's NDEV developer program
[http://nuancemobiledeveloper.com/public/index.php?task=home ]. Combined, these
technologies allow people to have truly natural conversations with the robot, in nineteen
different languages. Further, NAO robots will become even further personalized through a
custom text-to-speech voice that was specifically developed to match the robot's
personality. As a result, Aldebaran will be able to create even more interaction
possibilities for future generations of robots, and better develop how they will interact
and engage in various settings, including education and special education environments
with autistic children, and personal robotics. NAO robots featuring Nuance's Natural
Language Understanding and text-to-speech will ship in early 2014.
"Developing natural, conversational interactions with humanoid robots is a challenging
and pioneering area of robotics. Our robots have to express and understand emotions and
for this, there needs to be expression in their voice that speaks to their personality,
and matches their body language," said Bruno Maisonnier, CEO and founder of Aldebaran
Robotics at a recent Nuance event. "Nuance and Aldebaran have combined our voice and
robotics innovations to showcase what's possible for human-robot communication. Our vision
is to create even more intuitive and human-like interactions between man and machine as
part of the NAO experience, in turn creating a wealth of new application opportunities for
NAO and the next generation of robotic companions."
"Nuance's conversational voice innovations have changed the way people engage their
devices, consumer electronics, cars and a variety of applications - and now we're changing
the way people can communicate with the world's most sophisticated humanoid robots," said
Steve Chambers, president, sales and marketing, and executive vice president, Nuance. "By
working with Aldebaran, we're creating unique and compelling possibilities in the space of
robotics where people can connect with NAO as if they were connecting with another human
being - and that's simply powerful."
Watch the video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw2k40NDCxg&feature=youtu.be ] in
which Bruno Maisonnier and Steve Chambers Showcase NAO
About Aldebaran Robotics:
Founded in 2005 by Bruno Maisonnier and with offices in France, China, Japan and the
United States, ALDEBARAN Robotics designs, produces and commercializes autonomous humanoid
robots with the aim of contributing to the well-being of humans. Today over 5 000 NAOs are
in use throughout the world as research and educational tools in 70 countries. ALDEBARAN
Robotics brings together more than 400 staff, 40% of whom are engineers and PhDs who are
involved in the development and production of the robots. For further information, visit:
http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of voice and language
solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications
and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people
interact with devices and systems. Every day, millions of users and thousands of
businesses experience Nuance's proven applications. For more information, please visit
http://www.nuance.com.
Media Inquiries to:
Aldebaran Robotics : Oana DORITA : odorita@aldebaran-robotics.com /
+33-1-81-72-02-31
Nuance : Rebecca Paquette: Rebecca.paquette@nuance.com /+1-781-565-5000
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