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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 roles0

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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

LinkedInView profile

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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

Announced	Customer	Site	Country	Count	Evidence
2026-03-01	Seniorenhaus GmbH der Cellitinnen zur hl. Maria	senior care facilities	DE	1	Announcement
2023-11-01	Undisclosed	care_facility	DE	Not disclosed	Announcement

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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

2023-02-28$3M

Seed

TUM Venture Labs, RDY, Birdhouse, Munich Innovation Ecosystem

2023-01-01Not disclosed

Grant

European Commission

Investors on recordTUM Venture LabsRDYBirdhouseMunich Innovation Ecosystem

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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

Artificial Empathy? At A German Nursing Home, A Social Robot Is Learning To Care ↗Worldcrunch

Soon 100 social robots from Navel Robotics in use ↗Heise Online

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Source ledger

5 unique public sources

navel robotics company information, funding & investors | Munich StartupMunich Startup · retrieved 2026-07-05

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

Navel: the new empathy robot for good careNavel Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05

Soon 100 social robots from Navel Robotics in useheise online · retrieved 2026-07-05

Social Robot NavelEvangelische Heimstiftung · retrieved 2026-07-05