{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7395beb46f53c5d5c786b8d1","clusterId":"c_94057800de55208eafa37df5","slug":"groove-x-plans-second-lovot-crowdfunding-for-child-welfare-facilities","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"GROOVE X Plans Second LOVOT Crowdfunding For Child Welfare Facilities","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"The second campaign is aimed at facilities that missed out last time, and GROOVE X is leaning on three years of reports from the first 71 sites to make that case.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGROOVE X says there are more than 600 child welfare facilities in Japan, housing about 22,000 children. Under the national staffing standard, one staff member covers 5.5 children of elementary school age or older.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYusuke Takada, director of the Salvation Army Kiekei Ryo, one of the facilities that received LOVOT, describes the robots as something that is always there when a child returns, and that comes back from the \u0026#34;LOVOT hospital\u0026#34; even after a breakdown. He notes LOVOT is not a replacement for staff.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"GROOVE X's first LOVOT project put 125 sets into 71 facilities. The second campaign has no support tiers or return details yet, so the pledge structure decides whether it repeats that reach or stalls.","twitterPost":"GROOVE X's second LOVOT campaign has no support tiers or returns announced yet. The first delivered 125 sets to 71 facilities.","threadsPost":"GROOVE X's first LOVOT campaign drew 36,755 supporters and placed 125 sets in 71 child welfare facilities. The second campaign, set for mid-November 2026, arrives with no support methods or returns announced yet. Those details decide whether the reach holds.","newsletterBlurb":"GROOVE X will run a second crowdfunding project in mid-November 2026 to place LOVOT robots at child welfare facilities that missed the first round. The November 2023 campaign drew 36,755 supporters and delivered 125 sets to 71 facilities. A facility director describes LOVOT as a presence that is always there when a child returns.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/443/4443784/?rss\",\"title\":\"\\\"Like a member of the family\\\" - The relationship children at child welfare facilities have built with LOVOT, and a project for children who have not yet met LOVOT: crowdfunding to be held in mid-November 2026\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4820,"outputTokens":616,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792396336,"createdAt":"2026-10-19T07:48:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T07:51:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T07:51:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_94057800de55208eafa37df5","canonicalTitle":"「家族のひとりみたい」―― 児童養護施設の子どもたちと『LOVOT』築かれてきた関係を、まだ『LOVOT』と出会えていない子どもたちへ 2026年11月中旬にクラウドファンディングを実施","representativeArticleId":"a_d1868721cbd7b60b8aef8bbc","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"LOVOT\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-19T04:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-19T04:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T07:51:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/443/4443784/?rss","title":"「家族のひとりみたい」―― 児童養護施設の子どもたちと『LOVOT』築かれてきた関係を、まだ『LOVOT』と出会えていない子どもたちへ 2026年11月中旬にクラウドファンディングを実施"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["LOVOT"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}