Charm Care Corporation is a corporate investor. Its humanoid robotics portfolio includes Donut Robotics Co., Ltd..
Round size: $2M
Round size: $2M
Round size: $2M
Japanese humanoid robotics startup Donut Robotics has raised ¥300 million ($2.07M) from Charm Care Corporation in a capital and business alliance. The funding will support scaled deployment of Donut's bipedal humanoid 'cinnamon 1' across Charm Care's 100+ nursing homes in Japan, addressing the country's eldercare worker shortage.
Donut Robotics has entered a ¥300 million capital and business alliance with nursing-home operator Charm Care, which has more than 100 private care homes. A cinnamon humanoid has been experimentally trialed at one Charm Care facility since July 2026, focused initially on conversation with residents, with patrol functionality developed and nurse-call support as a future goal. The partnership is not a deployment commitment across Charm Care's network, and the article notes no measured reduction in staff workload or breakdown of autonomous versus remote operation has been disclosed.
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