Company
PARO Robots
PARO Robots is a Japanese therapeutic robot company developing the PARO baby harp seal robot for dementia and elderly care.
- HQ
- Japan
- Status
- active
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 6 days ago
Last verified change
Overview
PARO Robots is a Japanese therapeutic robot company developing the PARO baby harp seal robot for dementia and elderly care. PARO is widely used in healthcare facilities worldwide, providing robotic animal therapy to reduce stress and anxiety in patients.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- Takanori Shibata Inventorsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Takanori Shibatasole
Safety record
No incidents on record for PARO Robots.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Recent coverage
PARO Robots in third-party press
Peer companies
- Enabot2 models
- Groove X2 models
- Intuition Robotics2 models
- KEYi Technology2 models
- Blue Frog Robotics1 model
- Cartwheel Robotics1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is PARO Robots?
- PARO Robots is a Japanese therapeutic robot company developing the PARO baby harp seal robot for dementia and elderly care. PARO is widely used in healthcare facilities worldwide, providing robotic animal therapy to reduce stress and anxiety in patients.
- Where is PARO Robots based?
- PARO Robots is based in Japan.
- What does PARO Robots make?
- PARO Robots has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: PARO (PARO Robots builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does PARO Robots operate robots?
- PARO Robots is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is PARO Robots safe?
- PARO Robots has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for PARO Robots.Peer companies
- Enabot2 models
- Groove X2 models
- Intuition Robotics2 models
- KEYi Technology2 models
- Blue Frog Robotics1 model
- Cartwheel Robotics1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning PARO Robots from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/paro.md
- RSS feed: /companies/paro/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/dd74c39d-7a47-4efe-abb5-a9a9f0ed9c18
- Revision history: /companies/paro/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Enabot2 models
- Groove X2 models
- Intuition Robotics2 models
- KEYi Technology2 models
- Blue Frog Robotics1 model
- Cartwheel Robotics1 model
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
3.0/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
Funding Health
IP Activity
Deployment Scale
Hiring Signal
Market Presence
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
Intelligence layer