Bionicum robot family

Three humanoid robots live in the Bionicum. The NAOs are from Paris, out of the workshops of the Aldebaran company. They find optimal living conditions in research laboratories and educational institutions. NAOs show us what already can be done with robotics to this day and what needs improvement. Getting up, walking and finding faces – NAOs come with that. The NAOs in the Bionicum have learned a bit more: they crack jokes, get you fit and hit the dancefloor. But watch out and don’t be fooled by their innocent looks. They can and will drive their colleagues crazy. And each robot has its own personality, so browse through.

The spider robot Ohm-crawler is at home in a burrow next door. Like its natural role model, the Mexican redknee spider, this robot has significantly more legs than its NAO colleagues. The ease with which the spider moves inspired the Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm and the Bionicum to build this innovative rescue robot.

Meet the robot family

Nao

Nao is the grand seigneur of the robot family and has been living in the Bionicum since 2014. He was the first robot in the zoo and is therefore simply called Nao.

For a long time, he worked the shows all by himself. He is highly appreciated by his human colleagues because of his reliable software.

However, the ravages of time are wearing on him. His joints are wearing out and the battery is running out of breath. Nevertheless, he’s got the gall to stick his nose into everything and has a taste for nonsense… especially when Nao is home alone (see auf YouTube).

Emma

Emma is an inquisitive researcher. She moved into the Bionicum in 2018 and was immediately welcomed into the team.

As a successor to Nao, she is sturdier, but sometimes a bit too reckless and tends to be a bit clumsy. Clearly visible scratches on her body bear evidence to that.

She is extremely inquisitive and is even more eager to exlore than Nao. For you, she has made several expeditions to the zoo and asked a lot of questions. Her exciting reports are available on our YouTube Channal.

Momo

Momo is the baby of the family and moved in at the beginning of 2023.

He takes a few liberties because he pays little to no attention to what he is told. This poses quite a challenge for the Bionicum team.

With a lot of patience and perseverance, we have managed to tame the unruly Momo to some extent. Now we can show you what he is capable of – at least when he feels like it. Then Momo is surprisingly adventurous and unstoppable. See for yourself on YouTube.

Ohm-Krabbler

The Ohm crawler lives in the burrow next to and in harmony with the NAO family. Here you can also see the Mexican redknee tarantula.

Both are less hyperactive than the NAOs and quite content where they are.

The Ohm crawler is a prototype and only gets a sniff of fresh air on very special occasions. But if you’re very lucky, you can see the tarantula outside on the hand of a zoo educator … and maybe even touch it yourself.