# SoftBank Robotics documentation What's new in NAOqi 2.8?

# Testing Autonomous Life

Cannot be tested on a simulated robot.

## 1. Get SoftBank Robotics robot alive

To activate ALAutonomousLife:

Step | Action
--- | ---
| Make sure your robot is on the floor. More specifically, do not leave NAO unattended on a table.
| NAO only. Make sure he has subscribed to the Basic Channel. For further details, see: the Basic Channel.
| Click the Turn autonomous life on button.
| Your robot becomes alive, breathing, slightly moving and trying to keep eye contact with any human entering its field of vision.

## 2. Upload additional activities

To see activities launched:

Step | Action
--- | ---
| Make sure your robot is associated with the Store.
| From the Store: https://store.aldebaran.com/, choose something to install.
| In Choregraphe, click the Turn autonomous life on button.

## To go further

To discover how to create an Activity, follow the tutorial:

- Creating a Solitary activity.

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