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Navel Robotics

Corporate marketcareCurated record
navelrobotics.com

On-device SLAM for autonomous navigation in care facilities; on-device vision for face detection and emotion sensing (no cloud); image data deleted after 100 ms; NLP-driven social conversation layer; 9 DOF (3-DOF head for eye contact, 2-DOF shoulders, 2-wheel differential drive).

HeadquartersMunich, DE
Founded2018
Corporate funding$3M
Team11-50
Deployments2
Open roles2
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersClaude Toussaint (Founder)
Regions servedEurope, Asia Pacific
Countries deployedDE, AU
Service footprintSocial companion robots for elderly care facilities; 100+ robots deployed in Germany as of March 2026; Sydney, Australia office also active; RaaS subscription model.
Last reviewed2026-07-05
XNot listed
MX

Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinecare

Navel

  • 72 cm tall social companion robot; 9 degrees of freedom (3-DOF head, 2-DOF shoulders, 2-wheel differential drive plus arm joints); detects faces and senses emotions using on-device vision; SLAM-based autonomous navigation

    Vendor-stated physical and functional specifications of the Navel social companion robot

    Claim source
DP

Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-03-01Seniorenhaus GmbH der Cellitinnen zur hl. Mariasenior care facilitiesDE1Announcement
2023-11-01Undisclosedcare_facilityDENot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordTUM Venture LabsRDYBirdhouseMunich Innovation Ecosystem
HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-11

Open roles2

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

Research Project VIVATeam unlisted · Location unlistedSenior ML EngineerTeam unlisted · d/f/m
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-03-01Delivered 100th social robot to care facilities (Heise Online)No source
2023-11-01Began commercial deliveries to care facilities at 4 robots/monthNo source
2023-02-28Raised approx. EUR 2.6M seed round; investors include TUM Venture Labs, RDY, and BirdhouseNo source
2018-01-01Founded in MunichNo source
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Source ledger

5 unique public sources

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navel robotics company information, funding & investors | Munich StartupMunich Startup · retrieved 2026-07-05
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EU project: Empowering Human Agency in AI-Augmented Futures of Work (CORDIS; project start 2027-01, not announcement)CORDIS (European Commission) · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Navel: the new empathy robot for good careNavel Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Soon 100 social robots from Navel Robotics in useheise online · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Social Robot NavelEvangelische Heimstiftung