PARO Robots

Current leadership (1)

• Takanori Shibata Inventorsecondary-verified

Founders (1)

• Takanori Shibatasole

Safety record

No incidents on record for PARO Robots.

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Peer companies

• Ecovacs Robotics19 models
• Roborock19 models
• SharkNinja14 models
• iRobot9 models
• Mammotion7 models
• Dreame Technology5 models

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

early

Counterparty risk class

moderate

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Sources (1)

1. https://www.parorobots.com/ ↗

Common questions

What is PARO Robots?

PARO Robots is a Japanese company developing PARO, an advanced interactive therapeutic robot designed as a baby harp seal for use in hospitals, nursing homes, and care facilities. Invented by Takanori Shibata at Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), PARO is FDA-classified as a medical device and deployed in over 30 countries to provide animal therapy benefits for patients with dementia and other conditions.

What does PARO Robots make?

PARO Robots has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: PARO, PARO (PARO Robots builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Who competes with PARO Robots?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to PARO Robots building in the same form factors include Ecovacs Robotics, Roborock, SharkNinja, iRobot.

Where is PARO Robots headquartered?

PARO Robots is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.

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.