Furhat Robotics

Furhat Robotics develops humanoid social robots and provides development tools for researchers and educators. The Furhat robot is designed for use in laboratories, classrooms and research environments, offering a customizable interface for studying human-robot interaction and social communication. The platform supports a diverse user base, including researchers and innovators who explore social robotics and artificial intelligence. The company highlights a global community and resources geared toward advancing understanding in HRI and AI.

The Furhat system combines a back-projected 3D face engine with voice synthesis libraries, enabling flexible face and speech interactions. It supports multi-party conversations and real-time tracking of multiple individuals, allowing researchers to create group interactions and study complex social dynamics. The software suite includes tools for creating, debugging, deploying and analyzing applications on desktop environments, alongside intentions to integrate APIs and AI capabilities.

As a learning and research platform, Furhat offers comprehensive tutorials, documentation and project materials to support users of various skill levels. The product emphasizes experimentation with prompts, expressivity controls and knowledge integration to build agentic workflows. Users can access development resources, sample skills and community projects to extend the robot’s capabilities in both lab and real-world deployments.

Furhat provides robot packages tailored for research, development, education and commercial deployments. The platform supports integration with FurhatAI Creator, enabling prompt personality customization, expressivity control, knowledge source integration and data logging. The system is designed for researchers and educators exploring social robotics, with plans to expand use in multiple sectors and real-world settings.