navel robotics
navel robotics brings empathy to robotics. Leveraging generative and edge AI, we create robotic beings you love to be with. A highly experienced team of serial entrepreneurs develops, produces and markets the robot. Since Nov ‘23 we have delivered 4 robots / month and offer a Robot-as-a-Service-model. Series A round is planned for Q1 2025. Our social robot Navel activates people in need of care. Scientific studies show: Navel improves the cognitive abilities of dementia patients, improves their well-being and the mood in the facilities and relieves the care givers.
navel robotics
navel robotics brings empathy to robotics. Leveraging generative and edge AI, we create robotic beings you love to be with. A highly experienced team of serial entrepreneurs develops, produces and markets the robot. Since Nov ‘23 we have delivered 4 robots / month and offer a Robot-as-a-Service-model. Series A round is planned for Q1 2025. Our social robot Navel activates people in need of care. Scientific studies show: Navel improves the cognitive abilities of dementia patients, improves their well-being and the mood in the facilities and relieves the care givers.
TL;DR
Headquarters / founded: Munich; founded May 2017
Product: Navel — social/empathy robot for elderly care (hardware + care app + Python SDK)
Tech highlights: Jetson AGX Xavier, RealSense, lidars, multi-mic array, LLM-based dialog manager
Business model: Robot-as-a-Service; small-series production since late 2023 (~4 robots/month)
Funding status: Seed-round activity (Jan–Apr 2023) with Series A planned for Q1 2025
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Elderly care / social care robotics for improving engagement and cognitive outcomes in care facilities.
Founded
2017
Industry
Data and Analytics
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
€650,000
Dealroom lists a Jan 2023 seed round of €650k; company announced a funding round completed on 2023-04-05
Company announced completion of a funding round and noted experienced investor team (no investor names provided in evidence)