# Navel: Navel Robotics robot

Canonical ID: `1d0a1d1d-dee9-4adb-a99b-d86c1f499cf5`

- **Slug:** navel-social-robot
- **Form factor:** other
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 2

## Deployments

- [navel-ev-heimstiftung-albershausen-wiesengrund](/deployments/navel-ev-heimstiftung-albershausen-wiesengrund.md) at Haus im Wiesengrund, Albershausen, Germany (id: `04cff6ae-b4c2-4c5f-853b-978f3b0860ab`)
- [navel-ev-heimstiftung-mannheim-rheinauer-tor](/deployments/navel-ev-heimstiftung-mannheim-rheinauer-tor.md) at Seniorenzentrum Rheinauer Tor, Mannheim, Germany (id: `6c095074-b6b9-4546-876b-9402fc191ca3`)

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Navel?

Social robot that uses AI (including ChatGPT) to hold conversations and remember things, tested in two care homes by Evangelische Heimstiftung, per the operator's release.

### How much does Navel cost?

Navel's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Navel from [Navel Robotics](/companies/navel-robotics.md). [Physical-AI](/glossary/physical-ai.md) systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.

### Is Navel actually deployed in the real world?

Yes. Navel is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

### Who makes Navel?

Navel is made by [Navel Robotics](/companies/navel-robotics.md).

### Where is Navel deployed?

2 verified deployments of Navel are on the DEPLOY registry, including at [Haus im Wiesengrund, Albershausen, Germany](/locations/haus-im-wiesengrund-albershausen-germany.md), [Seniorenzentrum Rheinauer Tor, Mannheim, Germany](/locations/seniorenzentrum-rheinauer-tor-mannheim-germany.md).

### What are alternatives to Navel?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to Navel include [Archer Midnight](/models/archer-midnight.md), [Joby S4](/models/joby-s4.md), [ASML EUV TwinScan](/models/asml-euv-twinscan.md), [10Beauty Manicure System](/models/10beauty-manicure.md).

### How does Navel compare to Archer Midnight?

Navel and [Archer Midnight](/models/archer-midnight.md) ([Archer Aviation](/companies/archer-aviation.md) · 9 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. Navel has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.


## Sources (1)

1. **KI im Pflegeheim: Heimstiftung testet Navel (press release)** · https://www.ev-heimstiftung.de/fileadmin/default/Presse/Pressemeldungen/2024_01_24_Navel.pdf · 2024-01-24

## The verified answers

- [Which robots are deployed in the most cities](/which-robots-are-deployed-in-the-most-cities.md)
- [Which types of robots are deployed the most](/which-types-of-robots-are-deployed-the-most.md)

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