The Furhat is a Humanoid robot developed by Furhat Robotics (Sweden), launched 2018, priced at $31,000 USD. Key specifications: form factor full bipedal, height ~30 cm, weight 3.5 kg, mobility static.
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Overview
Furhat is a conversational robot head with a back-projected face designed to interact with humans in social settings. With highly expressive facial animations and a vast library of voices supporting 120 languages and dialects, it is used in academic research, education, and commercial innovation around the world. The robot features motorized head movements, eye-tracking, and conversational AI capabilities for nuanced, adaptable interactions.
Flagship features
- Friendly social robot
- Engages in conversations about robotics history
- Uses facial and vocal expressivity
- Tutorial available on YouTube
Buyer decision signals
Viability
8th Furhat Conference on Social Robotics
Price
Specifications
Category: Humanoid- Form factor
- full bipedal
- Height
- ~30 cm
- Weight
- 3.5 kg
- Mobility
- static
- Total DOF
- 3
- Hot-swap battery
- No
- Onboard compute
- Intel Core i5 CPU, up to 3.40 GHz
- Sensors
- RGB, microphones
- LiDAR
- No
- F/T sensors
- No
- VLM on-board
- No
- Imitation learning
- No
- Bimanual
- No
- Stair climbing
- No
- Terrain
- flat indoor
- Programming
- Furhat Realtime API,Furhat SDK,FurhatAI Creator
- ROS 1
- No
- ROS 2
- No
- API / SDK
- Yes
- SDK languages
- Python
- Maturity
- commercial
- Environments
- indoor
- Industries
- research, education, entertainment
- Price tier
- 30-40K
- Pricing model
- purchase
- Warranty
- 3 yr
Company profile
- Funding raised
- $10.0M
- Founded
- 2014
Detailed specifications
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- Sub Category
- service_humanoid
- Company Country
- SE
- Additional Information
- - Friendly social robot - Engages in conversations about robotics history - Uses facial and vocal expressivity - Tutorial available on YouTube
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Company milestones
- Apr 2025Milestone8th Furhat Conference on Social Robotics
- Jan 2024Milestone6th Furhat Conference on Social Robotics
- 2025LaunchLaunch of FurhatAI
- 2014MilestoneFounded at KTH
- —MilestoneResearch spin-off
- —FundingRaised about $10 million
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The 10th Furhat Conference on Social Robotics is coming soon!
The 10th Furhat Conference on Social Robotics is here!
Designing Expressive Robot Characters | Inside Furhat
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Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the Furhat?
- The Furhat is developed by Furhat Robotics, based in Sweden.
- What type of robot is the Furhat?
- The Furhat is a Humanoid robot made by Furhat Robotics.
- How much does the Furhat cost?
- The Furhat is priced $31,000 USD.
- When was the Furhat launched?
- The Furhat was launched in 2018.
- What are the key specifications of the Furhat?
- Key specifications of the Furhat: form factor full bipedal, height ~30 cm, weight 3.5 kg, mobility static, total dof 3.
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