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Paris Court Orders Liquidation of Robotics Firm Aldebaran

The court’s decision follows the dismissal of two takeover offers that left the company without a rescue plan

Un robot Pepper de la société Aldebaran Robotics, le 22 janvier 2024 à Rostock (Allemagne).
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Le robot humanoïde "Nao" sur le stand de la société Aldebaran lors d'un sommet mondial à Genève, le 5 juillet 2023

Overview

  • The Paris Commercial Court placed Aldebaran into judicial liquidation on June 2, halting operations and mandating an immediate closure.
  • All of the company’s 106 remaining employees, primarily engineers and technicians, are set to be laid off following the liquidation order.
  • Two takeover bids by Jean-Marie Van Appelghem’s Nao Robotics and Canadian investor Malik Bachouchi were deemed inadmissible due to insufficient funding and credibility.
  • Years of restructuring and a withdrawal of investment by United Robotics Group left the company unable to pivot to AI-driven markets.
  • Founded in 2005 by Bruno Maisonnier and renowned for humanoid robots Nao and Pepper, Aldebaran halted Pepper production in 2021 and saw its workforce shrink from over 300 to 106.