Blue Frog Robotics is the developer of BUDDY, the world's first Intelligent and true Emotional Robot that has captured the affection of tens of thousands of people around the world. BUDDY is built on an open based platform and was conceived with the premise that it will become indispensable for all members of a household, much like today's smartphone has become. Blue Frog Robotics is headquartered in Paris, France. The company developed BUDDY to assist family members in their daily lives. BUDDY can monitor a house, interact with home-connected devices, play learning games and childhood favorites like "Hide and Seek," provide practical information to adults and support the elderly with medication reminders and companionship. BUDDY is also helping children with special needs, including autistic children. Since BUDDY is built on a modular, flexible open based platform Android SDK) , the global community of BUDDY hardware and software developers are able to easily enrich the portfolio of applications specifically targeted to professionals in education and health care, as well as in other markets that are realizing the benefits of an Intelligent and emotional robot.