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Key facts
Robot
Technology
Founder
Product
Acquired
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Current leadership (1)
- Samer Al Moubayed Co-founder & CEOsince 2014-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Samer Al Moubayedcofounderfounded 2014-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Furhat Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Furhat Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 20, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Furhat Robotics?
- Furhat Robotics is a Swedish social robotics company developing the Furhat robot head, a hyper-realistic social robot with conversational AI capabilities for customer service and research.
- What does Furhat Robotics make?
- Furhat Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Furhat (Furhat Robotics builds physical robots).
- Is Furhat Robotics publicly traded?
- Furhat Robotics is not an independent public company; it has been acquired, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Furhat Robotics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Furhat Robotics building in the same form factors include Ecovacs Robotics, Roborock, SharkNinja, iRobot.
- Who is the CEO of Furhat Robotics?
- Samer Al Moubayed is the ceo of Furhat Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Furhat Robotics?
- Furhat Robotics has no separately traded stock; it has been acquired.
- Where is Furhat Robotics headquartered?
- Furhat Robotics is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Who owns Furhat Robotics?
- Furhat Robotics has been acquired and is no longer independently owned.
- Where does Furhat Robotics operate robots?
- Furhat Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Furhat Robotics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Furhat Robotics ranks in roughly the top 77% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Furhat Robotics founded?
- Furhat Robotics was founded in 2014.
- Is Furhat Robotics safe?
- Furhat Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-07
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Furhat Robotics.Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Furhat Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Retail automation: Robots on the shop floor and behind the scenes - Robotics & Automation News
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‘Social robot’ could support asylum seekers - UKAuthority
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Seeing eye to eye: trustworthy embodiment for task-based conversational agents - Frontiers
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What Is a Social Robot? - Built In
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Freedom comes at a cost?: An exploratory study on affordances’ impact on users’ perception of a social robot - Frontiers
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Social robot developer acquires Misty Robotics - AI Business
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Post-acquisition, Misty Robotics pivots to education - TechCrunch
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Boulder robotics startup acquired by international company building 'social robot' - The Business Journals
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Leading Swedish Social Robotics Company, Furhat Robotics, Acquires the US-Based Misty Robotics Business Assets to Accelerate the Next Generation of Human Interfaces - Tech Times
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Social robotics company Furhat buys Sphero spin-out company Misty Robotics - TechCrunch
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Swedish Maker of ‘Furhat’ Social Robot Acquires Misty Robotics - Bloomberg.com
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Meet The Robot That Could Be Interviewing You At Your Next Job - Hive Life Magazine
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiTkFVX3lxTE4ycUpybEhDOGd0VmUzMkQ2d1d0SW9abENONFY1RmZIZmZFOW9zdHBfbWxoLWFlTjh4QVBqU3VQSU53NVpGeFZNbGY0UkJTQQ?oc=5"…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/furhat-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/furhat-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d87d11a1-6368-41ee-b73e-de33e9cffd7a
- Revision history: /companies/furhat-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
Video
Robots have been a staple of science fiction and childhood dreams for over a century. It’s no exaggeration to say that they have the potential to enhance our li
Everyone, meet Furhat. Furhat is a social robot that communicates with us humans as we do with each other - by speaking, listening, showing emotions and maint
Robots have been a staple of science fiction and childhood dreams for over a century. It’s no exaggeration to say that they have the potential to enhance our li
Explore how Furhat Robotics is redefining language education through immersive, face-to-face interaction with a social robot tutor. By combining speech recognit
__________ Furhat Robotics is a Conversational AI and Social Robotics startup that has developed the world’s most advanced social robotics platform, with the v
This is Max, the world's first social robot simulating a mild stage of Alzheimer's disease. Max will display numerous symptoms traditionally seen in dementia su
As a research platform, Furhat supports experiments in social robotics, conversational AI, proxemics, nonverbal communication, and multimodal interaction. Its m
In this video, we’re showcasing the latest update from the Furhat engineering team – featuring a demo of the active speaker detection project they’ve been worki
It responds to: Teach a novice nurse how to insert an IV. The robot looked up instructions and responded to my responses.
FurhatAI Creator is a LLM-driven conversation designer for the Furhat Robot and other humanoids. Find out more on www.furhatrobotics.com. __________ Furhat Ro
Inspired by human anatomy and aesthetics, the Furhat Robot is the result of years of research into social and conversational humanoid robots. https://www.furha
Experience the future of wellness with Furhat Robotics’ AI-powered mindfulness coach—a groundbreaking integration of robotics, artificial intelligence, and medi
Samer Al Moubayed, the CEO and co-founder of Furhat Robotics, a Swedish start-up developing robotic applications, says there could be hundreds of uses for human
Secure your spot and join us virtualy via Zoom on Tuesday, May 26th at 16:00-18:00 CET (10:00-12:00 PM EDT) Register here! https://www.furhatrobotics.com/the-
Reality vs attention
Furhat Robotics draws attention at the 77th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026