Blue Frog Robotics · Social robot
Blue Frog Robotics BUDDY
Social robot for education and care
Purchase price From about €2,500 + €480/year
- Size
- About 560 × 350 × 350 mm
- Weight
- About 8 kg
- Runtime
- Up to 6 h
- Max speed
- 0.7 m/s
- Interaction
- Voice, screen face, touch
- Best for
- Education and social care
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BUDDY by Blue Frog Robotics is a small mobile social robot for schools, care homes, receptions and inclusion programmes. It talks, shows emotions on its screen face, moves its head, drives around indoors and supports telepresence, with apps for education, entertainment and hospitality. An SDK lets teams build their own apps. Blue Frog quotes about €2,500 plus tax for BUDDY PRO with the multi-app pack, plus about €480 a year for updates and support.
Key features
Mobile social robot
Drives around to engage people and for telepresence.
Voice, vision and touch
Talks, sees and reacts to being touched.
Buddy OS
Set language, voice, movement and reactions; manage remotely.
App library
Education, inclusion, hospitality, entertainment and telepresence apps.
SDK
Build custom apps with annual SDK access and training.
Configurable package
Add dock, trolley, mounts, branding, training and extended warranty.
Is it right for you?
Good fit if
- Schools, inclusion programmes and care homes
- Receptions and public engagement
- Teams with trained staff and budget for the annual plan
Not ideal if
- A cheap home toy
- Lifting, delivery, cleaning or industrial work
Where it works
Specifications
- Robot type
- Social service robot
- Main purpose
- Education and social care
- Operating environment
- Indoor public and care spaces
- Mobility
- Autonomous wheeled base
- Manipulation
- No arms; screen, voice, head movement
- Max speed
- 0.7 m/s forward; 0.35 m/s reverse
- Battery / power
- Lithium-ion under 100 Wh; up to 6 h; optional dock
- Navigation / control
- Autonomous navigation, app and teleoperation
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi; optional 4G
- Sensors
- Two 13 MP cameras, 5 microphones, IR and ultrasonic distance, 7 cliff sensors, 6 touch sensors, touchscreen
- Dimensions
- About 560 × 350 × 350 mm
- Weight
- About 8 kg
Pricing
Questions
How much does BUDDY cost?
About €2,500 plus tax for BUDDY PRO with the multi-app pack, and about €480 a year for updates and support. SDK access and the dock are extra.
Is it a medical device?
No. Care settings need their own privacy and governance planning.
Where does it ship?
Europe as standard; outside the EU by quote.
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