Registry/Companion robots
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Companion robots
DEPLOY tracks 9 makers (including Intuition Robotics, Jibo, and Groove X), 9 models, and 13 deployments on the record, most recently BUDDY at Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France. Social and companion robots: AI-driven conversational platforms for eldercare and personal interaction.
Companion robots on DEPLOY scope to platforms where AI-driven social interaction is the primary feature, distinct from task robots with a conversational interface layer. The first wave covers Intuition Robotics ElliQ (eldercare companion, Israel-founded, deployed in commercial elder-care settings in the US) and Keyi Tech Loona PetBot (consumer AI-pet robot). The vvc axis reads claimed interaction capability against verifiable deployment context: ElliQ carries named eldercare operator deployments; Loona is consumer-direct with app-based interaction. Companion robots occupy a regulatory gray zone (no FDA clearance required; no defined safety standard) making verified-vs-claimed framing on social/emotional claims editorially load-bearing.
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Companies (9)
Featured by funding.
- Intuition Robotics
Tel Aviv, Israel (US HQ: Silicon Valley) · $75M
- Jibo
Boston, MA, USA · $70M
- Groove X
Tokyo, Japan · $51M
- KEYi Technology
Beijing, China · $14M
- Cartwheel Robotics
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · $150,000
- Blue Frog Robotics
Paris, France
- Cutii
Paris, France
- Enabot
Shenzhen, China
- PARO Robots
Nagoya, Japan
Models (9)
- Enabot Ebo Xby Enabotproduction
- BUDDYby Blue Frog Roboticscommercial
- ElliQby Intuition Roboticscommercial
- Loona Petbotby KEYi Technologycommercial
- Cutiiby Cutiiresearch
- Jiboby Jiboresearch
- Lovotby Groove Xresearch
- PAROby PARO Robotsresearch
- Yogiby Cartwheel Roboticsresearch
Verified deployments (13)
View all →- BUDDY at Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, Franceby Blue Frog Roboticsoperational2025-07-01
- BUDDY at France (nationwide)by Blue Frog Roboticsoperational2024-09-01
- ElliQ at United Kingdom, Europeby Intuition Roboticsoperational2024-06-01
- ElliQ at Germany, Europeby Intuition Roboticsoperational2024-06-01
- ElliQ at Canada, USAby Intuition Roboticsoperational2024-06-01
- ElliQ at United States (multiple hotel chains)by Intuition Roboticsoperational2024-06-01
- Enabot Ebo X at United States (multiple hotel chains)by Enabotoperational2024-06-01
- Enabot Ebo X at Japan, Asiaby Enabotoperational2024-06-01
- Enabot Ebo X at China, Asiaby Enabotoperational2024-06-01
- Loona Petbot at United States (multiple hotel chains)by KEYi Technologyoperational2024-06-01
- Loona Petbot at Japan, Asiaby KEYi Technologyoperational2024-06-01
- Loona Petbot at China, Asiaby KEYi Technologyoperational2024-06-01
Regulations (30)
View all →- NRC issues TVA Clinch River Unit 1 BWRX-300 construction permit (first U.S. commercial SMR CP for design; 14-month review)Oak Ridge · permit
- Texas AG Ken Paxton investigates data center developments over TWDB water-use survey complianceTexas · operational restriction
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes a 12-month data center expansion moratoriumChicago · operational restriction
- Maryland Data Center Accountability Task Force EO (25 MW+ / Large Load; Aligned/Conditionally Aligned/Not Aligned; not a statewide moratorium)Maryland · operational restriction
- Virginia Governor Spanberger signs Executive Order 22: state agencies barred from NDAs on data center projectsVirginia · other
- U.S. House passes Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 9340) 417-3; Senate consideration pendingUnited States · other
- Indianapolis City-County Council approves a data-center permitting pause through 2027 (Proposal 238), pending final commission actionIndianapolis · operational restriction
- Texas pauses new data-center grid connections pending a statewide PUCT and ERCOT auditTexas · operational restriction
- New York imposes a temporary statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers (Executive Order 62)New York · operational restriction
- FERC orders the six RTOs and ISOs to justify or reform large-load interconnection rulesUnited States · operational restriction
- New York Legislature passes a one-year permitting moratorium on large data centers, awaiting the Governor's signatureNew York · operational restriction
- Monterey Park voters approve a citywide prohibition on data centers (Measure NDC)Monterey Park · operational restriction
Companion robots on the deployment map
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Common questions
How many companion robots are deployed?
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY has 13 verified companion robots deployments on record, most recently BUDDY at Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France. Each is a distinct, individually sourced field deployment, not a claimed unit total.
Which companies make companion robots?
DEPLOY tracks 9 verified companion robots makers, including Intuition Robotics, Jibo, Groove X, KEYi Technology, Cartwheel Robotics, and Blue Frog Robotics, and others. Each is an individually sourced registry record.
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