Numerous researches have studied the development of robotics, especially socially assistive robots (SAR), including the NAO robot. This small humanoid robot has a great potential in social assistance. The NAO robot’s features and capabilities, such as motricity, functionality, and affective capacities, have been studied in various contexts. The principal aim of this study is to gather every research that has been done using this robot to see how the NAO can be used and what could be its potential as a SAR. Articles using the NAO in any situation were found searching PSYCHINFO, Computer and Applied Sciences Complete and ACM Digital Library databases. The main inclusion criterion was that studies had to use the NAO robot. Studies comparing it with other robots or intervention programs were also included. Articles about technical improvements were excluded since they did not involve concrete utilisation of the NAO. Also, duplicates and articles with an important lack of information on sample were excluded. A total of 51 publications (1895 participants) were included in the review. Six categories were defined: social interactions, affectivity, intervention, assisted teaching, mild cognitive impairment/dementia, and autism/intellectual disability. A great majority of the findings are positive concerning the NAO robot. Its multimodality makes it a SAR with potential.

许多研究已经研究了机器人技术的发展，尤其是包括NAO机器人在内的社会辅助机器人（SAR）。这种小型人形机器人在社会援助方面具有巨大潜力。NAO机器人的特征和能力，例如运动能力，功能和情感能力，已在各种情况下进行了研究。这项研究的主要目的是收集使用该机器人所做的每项研究，以了解如何使用NAO以及其作为SAR的潜力。通过搜索PSYCHINFO，Computer and Applied Sciences Complete和ACM Digital Library数据库发现了在任何情况下都使用NAO的文章。主要纳入标准是研究必须使用NAO机器人。还包括将其与其他机器人或干预程序进行比较的研究。关于技术改进的文章不包括在内，因为它们不涉及对NAO的具体利用。此外，排除了样本信息严重缺乏的重复和文章。总共纳入了51种出版物（1895名参与者）。定义了六类：社交互动，情感，干预，辅助教学，轻度认知障碍/痴呆和自闭症/智力障碍。大部分发现对NAO机器人都是积极的。它的多模态使其成为具有潜力的SAR。情感，干预，辅助教学，轻度认知障碍/痴呆和自闭症/智力障碍。大部分发现对NAO机器人都是积极的。它的多模态使其成为具有潜力的SAR。情感，干预，辅助教学，轻度认知障碍/痴呆和自闭症/智力障碍。大部分发现对NAO机器人都是积极的。它的多模态使其成为具有潜力的SAR。