# PARO at Worldwide (30+ countries): deployment

Canonical ID: `62824d04-43a5-461e-816f-51cb67dff88d`

~5,000 [PARO](/models/paro.md) units in use worldwide across 30+ countries including US, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Used in medical and welfare fields for dementia, Alzheimer's, and cognitive disorder therapy.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** paro-worldwide-5000-units
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [PARO](/models/paro.md) (id: `5bd497f8-cec3-45ec-b5c3-f4110305d2f2`)
- **Company:** [PARO Robots](/companies/paro.md) (id: `dd74c39d-7a47-4efe-abb5-a9a9f0ed9c18`)
- **Location:** [Worldwide (30+ countries)](/locations/worldwide-30-countries.md) (id: `cf57ef50-db2c-4a8e-8d7f-72bc88c6fcca`)
- **First seen:** 2003-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8287345/

## Common questions

### What is the PARO deployment at Worldwide (30+ countries)?

PARO, built by PARO Robots, is recorded as a deployment at Worldwide (30+ countries) on the DEPLOY registry. PARO Robots operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates PARO at Worldwide (30+ countries)?

PARO Robots, the manufacturer of PARO, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the PARO deployment at Worldwide (30+ countries) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2003 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the PARO deployment at Worldwide (30+ countries)?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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