Registry/Companion robots
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Companion robots
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
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
Regulations (13)
View all →- 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
- ISO/TR 23482-1:2020 - Robotics - Application of ISO 13482 - Part 1: Safety-related test methodsGlobal · safety standard
- ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safetyUnited States · safety standard
- ISO 3691-4 - Industrial trucks - Safety requirements - Part 4: Driverless industrial trucks (AMRs)Global · safety standard
- IEC 60335-2-107:2017 - Safety of robotic battery-powered electrical lawnmowersGlobal · safety standard
- ISO/TS 15066:2016 - Robots and robotic devices - Collaborative robotsGlobal · safety standard
- ISO 13482:2014 - Robots and robotic devices - Safety requirements for personal care robotsGlobal · safety standard
- ANSI/RIA R15.06 - US industrial robot and robot-system safety (adoption of ISO 10218)United States · safety standard
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