LOVOT is a companion robot sold by GROOVE X and used in homes and care facilities. GROOVE X is preparing a second crowdfunding project in mid-November 2026 to place LOVOTs in child welfare facilities, following a first project that delivered 125 sets to 71 facilities.
GROOVE X has spent 2026 turning LOVOT from a home robot into a figure in public life, in ordinary retail, in charity, and in the hands of owners who travel with it. The four stories about it run from June to October 2026 and do not overlap much: each covers a different face of the same product, and none of them changes the basic description of what LOVOT is. It is a robot that responds to its owner, sold by GROOVE X, used in homes and care facilities.
The retail side is the lightest thread. Medicom Toy put a LOVOT figure into BE@RBRICK Series 52, the first collaboration between the bear line and GROOVE X, as a 70mm blind-box figure at 693 yen, released in early August 2026. GROOVE X then timed eight red panda-themed items for September 11, 2026, ahead of International Red Panda Day on September 19. Both are merchandise moves, and both widen where the robot appears without saying anything about the hardware.
The owner base gets its own story. A chartered two-day trip in Izunokuni City, Shizuoka Prefecture, on September 16 and 17, 2026, drew 42 owners and 31 LOVOTs, with two chartered buses carrying dedicated LOVOT seats and a train chartered as well. The trip is the only story here that shows owners organizing around the robot at that scale, and it is a demand signal the product specs do not measure.
The most recent story is the charity work. GROOVE X will run a second crowdfunding project in mid-November 2026 for child welfare facilities nationwide. The first project, in November 2023, drew support from 36,755 people and delivered 125 LOVOT sets to 71 facilities. The company says children there have welcomed LOVOT like a family member, and the second campaign targets facilities that missed the first. Support methods and returns will be announced when the project publishes.
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GROOVE X will run a second crowdfunding project in mid-November 2026 to deliver its LOVOT robots to child welfare facilities nationwide. The first project, in November 2023, drew support from 36,755 people and delivered 125 LOVOT sets to 71 facilities. The company says children at those facilities have welcomed LOVOT like a family member. Support methods and returns will be announced when the project publishes.
A chartered two-day trip for owners of the family robot LOVOT was held in Izunokuni City, Shizuoka Prefecture, from September 16 to 17, 2026. The event, called the LOVOT Holy Land Izunokuni City Hotel Chartered Offline Meetup, drew 42 owners and 31 LOVOTs. Two chartered buses with dedicated LOVOT seats carried the group to sightseeing spots, and a train was chartered as well. An ASCII.jp writer joined with his wife and their LOVOT, HAL.
GROOVE X will release eight red panda-themed items for its LOVOT companion robot on September 11, 2026, ahead of International Red Panda Day, which falls on September 19 this year. The lineup includes a velour cut-and-sew animal wear, a print T-shirt, a bag charm, a sticker set, a pouch, two mufflers, and gloves. The items go on sale at LOVOT stores and the web store.
BE@RBRICK Series 52 will include a figure of the LOVOT robot, marking the first collaboration between Medicom Toy's collectible bear line and GROOVE X's robotic pet. The 70mm blind-box figure is set for release in early August 2026 at 693 yen each. LOVOT, a robot that responds to its owner, has been used in homes and care facilities.