Registry/Companion robots
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Companion robots
DEPLOY tracks 9 makers (including Groove X, Intuition Robotics, and Blue Frog Robotics), 9 models, and 3 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.
- Groove X
Tokyo, Japan · $51M
- Intuition Robotics
Tel Aviv, Israel (US HQ: Silicon Valley) · $25M
- Blue Frog Robotics
Paris, France
- Cartwheel Robotics
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Cutii
Paris, France
- Enabot
Shenzhen, China
- Jibo
Boston, MA, USA
- KEYi Technology
Beijing, 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 (3)
- BUDDY at Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, Franceby (unspecified)operational2025-07-01
- BUDDY at France (nationwide)by (unspecified)operational2024-09-01
- BUDDY at Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Franceby (unspecified)ended2017-01-01
Regulations (20)
View all →- 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
- ERCOT opens a fast-track grid-connection path for large flexible loads (Batch Zero and PCLR)Texas · operational restriction
- ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robotsUnited States · safety standard
- ISO 10218-2:2025 - Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 2: Industrial robot applications and cellsGlobal · safety standard
- ISO 10218-1:2025 - Robotics - Safety requirements - Part 1: Industrial robotsGlobal · safety standard
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)European Union · other
- ISO 18497:2024 - Safety of partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous agricultural machineryGlobal · safety standard
Companion robots on the deployment map
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Common questions
How many companion robots are deployed?
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY has 3 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 Groove X, Intuition Robotics, Blue Frog Robotics, Cartwheel Robotics, Cutii, and Enabot, and others. Each is an individually sourced registry record.
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