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NAO 6 – Technical Specifications

DIMENSIONS
Size (HxDxW)574x311x275 mm / 22.6×12.2×10.8 in
Weight5.48 kg / 12.08 lb

ENERGYBRAIN SYSTEM
BatteryTypeLithium-IonCPU

CPU processor
Cache memory 
Clock speed
ATOM E3845
2 MB 
1.91 GHz
Nominal voltage/capacity21.6 V / 2.9 AhRAM4GB DDR3
Max charge voltage25.2 VFlash memory32GB eMMC
Recommended charge current1.8 A
Max charge / discharge current2.1 A / 2.0 A
Energy62.5 Wh
Charging duration90 min
Run time60 min (Active use)
90 min (Normal use)
ChargerInput100 to 240 VAC
50/60 Hz – Max 1.2 A
Output25.2 VDC – 2 A

MOTION
Motors typeBrush DC Coreless
Type 1Type 2Type 3Type 4Type 5
Ref22NT82213P17N88208E16GT83210EDCX 16S22NT Z20
No load speed (rpm)8700 ±10%8400 ±12%10700 ±10%11400 ±10%8700 ±10%
Stall torque (mNm)65 ±8%9.4 ±8%14.3 ±8%22.4 ±10%65 ±10%
Continuous torque (mNm)17.8 max4.9 max6.2 max2.6 max17.8 max

Motors position
Gears RatioType
Head jointsHeadYaw
HeadPitch
150.27
173.22
3
3
Arm joints
ShoulderPitch
ShoulderRoll
ElbowYaw
ElbowRoll
150.27
173.22
150.27
173.22
4
3
3
3
Hand jointsWristYaw
Hand/ Fingers
50.61
36.24
2
2
Leg jointsHipYawPitch
HipRoll
HipPitch
KneePitch
AnklePitch
AnkleRoll
201.3
201.3
130.85
130.85
130.85
201.3
1
1
5
5
5
1

Joint movement encoders
MRE
(Magnetic Rotary Encoder)
36Using hall effect sensor technologyPrecision: 12 bits / 0.1°

HUMAN INTERACTION

Audio
Loud SpeakersLeft & Right Diameter40 mm
Impedance4 Ω
Audio power87 dB +/- 3 dB
Freq rangeup to ~20 kHz
Input2 W
Microphones
×4 omnidirectional on the head
Sensitivity-12dBV/PA @1KHZ
Frequency range100HZ to 10KHZ

LEDs
PlacementQuantityDescription
Tactile Head1216 White levels
Eyes2×8RGB FullColor
Ears2×1016 Blue levels
Chest button1RGB FullColor
Feet2×1RGB FullColor

2D cameras
Cameras2 front of head
Sensor modelOV5640
Sensor typeSoC – CMOS Image Sensor
Imaging arrayResolutionSizeActive Pixels (H×V)5 MP1/4 in2592 x 1944
SensitivityPixel sizeDynamic rangeSignal/Noise ratio (max)Responsivity1.4 x 1.4 μm68 dB @8x gain36 dB600 mV/lux-sec
OutputCamera outputData FormatShutter type640 x 480 @30 fpsYUY & RGBRolling Shutter / frame exposure
ViewField of viewFocus range
Focus type
67.4°  DFOV (56.3° HFOV, 43.7°  VFOV)10 cm ~ ∞≈ 4 in – ∞Auto focus

Cameras framerate
Resolution Top CameraBottom Camera



Note: The rate of the video stream will depend on the network and the video resolution chosen.All frame rates depend on the CPU usage. Values are measured with a CPU fully dedicated to image gathering.
320×240 px@15, 30 fps@15, 30 fps 
640×480 px@15, 30 fps@15, 30 fps 
1280×960 px@15, 30 fps@10, 15 fps 
1920×1080 px @15, 30 fps
2560×1920 px@15 fps

ENVIRONMENT SENSORS

Inertial Unit
Gyrometer


1
Axis
Precision
Angular speed

3
5%
500° /s approx.
IMU


1
Axis
Precision
Nominal acceleration

3
10%
2 g approx.

Sonars
Transmitters2 on front
Receivers2 on front
Frequency40 kHz
Resolution1 cm @50 cm
Detection Range0.20 m to 0.80 m
Effective Cone60° 

Force Sensitive Resistors (FSR)
Range0 to 25 N
Location4 in each foot
Sensitivity40 g approx.






CONNECTIVITY

Connection
Ethernet1×RJ45 – 10/100/1000 BASE T
WIFIIEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
WPAN IEEE 802.15.1 (Bluetooth)4.0 (LE)

Software
Open NaoEmbedded GNU/LinuxDistribution based on Gentoo
Architecture86
ProgrammingEmbedded: C++ / PythonRemote: Java