Buddy

Buddy is a companion robot developed by Blue Frog Robotics in France. It was introduced as a mobile personal robot intended for home use, education, social inclusion, eldercare, and hospitality settings. The design combined a small wheeled base, a touchscreen-like face, and speech-based interaction to support simple communication and presence rather than physical manipulation.

Blue Frog Robotics first showed Buddy in the mid-2010s and later brought it to market through a consumer-oriented launch and ongoing commercial deployments. Over time, the robot was positioned as a social companion platform with applications in both private and institutional environments. Its development reflected broader interest in companion robots that could provide interaction, reminders, and telepresence-style functions without requiring a humanoid body form.