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As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Furhat Robotics: 1 model, $11.5M raised. 1 source back the record.
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Regional ecosystem
Furhat Robotics is one of 36 verified robotics companies in Sweden →
Key facts
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Data & sources
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Models (1)
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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.
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Recent coverage
Furhat Robotics in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every Furhat Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aescapedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Allen Control Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amazondirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amity Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names Furhat Robotics.
Robots and products (1)
People (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $11.5M
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Timeline
Every recorded move in Furhat Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Key hireSamer Al Moubayed joins as Co-founder & CEO
2014-01-01Samer Al Moubayed appointed Co-founder & CEO (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
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Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Furhat Robotics.Peer companies
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Enabot3 models
- Infiforce3 models
- KEENON Robotics3 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
‘Social robot’ could support asylum seekers
Seeing eye to eye: trustworthy embodiment for task-based conversational agents
What Is a Social Robot?
Freedom comes at a cost?: An exploratory study on affordances’ impact on users’ perception of a social robot
Social robot developer acquires Misty Robotics
Post-acquisition, Misty Robotics pivots to education
Boulder robotics startup acquired by international company building 'social robot'
Leading Swedish Social Robotics Company, Furhat Robotics, Acquires the US-Based Misty Robotics Business Assets to Accelerate the Next Generation of Human Interfaces
Social robotics company Furhat buys Sphero spin-out company Misty Robotics
Swedish Maker of ‘Furhat’ Social Robot Acquires Misty Robotics
Meet The Robot That Could Be Interviewing You At Your Next Job
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
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Peer companies
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Enabot3 models
- Infiforce3 models
- KEENON Robotics3 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
As a research platform, Furhat supports experiments in social robotics, conversational AI, proxemics, nonverbal communication, and multimodal interaction. Its m
Explore how Furhat Robotics is redefining language education through immersive, face-to-face interaction with a social robot tutor. By combining speech recognit
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
__________ 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
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-
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Furhat Robotics draws attention at the 74th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among service robots.
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Analysis
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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.
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Last computed: Oct 21, 2026