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Tinybots

Corporate marketcareCurated record
tinybots.nl

Tinybots builds Tessa, a small social care robot that delivers verbal reminders, questions, music, storytelling, and structured daily guidance for people with cognitive impairments including dementia, autism, and acquired brain injuries. App-managed interaction allows caregivers to customize scripts and schedules; the robot provides structured daily guidance while saving caregivers up to 2 hours per week. Over 150 care providers use Tessa daily, with 2,000 units active in the Netherlands and expansion to Belgium and Germany with pilots in Norway, Italy, and Sweden. Backed by Rockstart, RedMedtech Ventures, Oost NL, and Innovatiefonds Ouderenzorg.

HeadquartersRotterdam, NL
Founded2015
Corporate fundingNot disclosed
Team11-50
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersWang Long Li (Founder), Robert A. Paauwe (Co-Founder)
Regions servedEurope
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinecare

Tessa

  • Provides verbal reminders, questions, music, and structured daily guidance; app-managed interaction allows caregiver customization of scripts and schedules

    vendor-stated functional scope of the Tessa social care robot

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2025-12-31De Zorgcirkelhome care / dementia careNLNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2022-01-012,000 Tessa robots active in the Netherlands; present in Belgium and Germany with pilots in Norway, Italy, and Swedennoviotechcampus.com
2018-03-26Mass testing programme launched with 500 Tessa robots following successful 50-unit pilot; 300 units pre-ordered by care providersdutchnews.nl
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Source ledger

4 unique public sources

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Tessa social care robottinybots.nl · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Hoe één aanpassing meer structuur bracht | tinybots.nltinybots · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Tessa's algorithms will help millions with dementia maintain autonomynoviotechcampus.com · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Robot Tessa reminds dementia patients to heat up their soup for lunchdutchnews.nl · retrieved 2026-07-05