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Furhat

serviceresearchby Furhat Robotics

Furhat is a back-projected tabletop humanoid social robot from Furhat Robotics (a KTH Royal Institute of Technology spin-off); it uses projection-based facial…

Track Furhat
Manufacturer
Furhat Robotics
Form factor
service
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active
Website
furhatrobotics.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Furhat, a service by Furhat Robotics (research). 2 sources back the record.

Overview

Furhat is a back-projected tabletop humanoid social robot from Furhat Robotics (a KTH Royal Institute of Technology spin-off); it uses projection-based facial rendering, speech synthesis and recognition, and programmable behaviors for human-machine interaction in research, healthcare, and education.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Form factor

tabletop

Face type

back-projected animated face

Class

tabletop social robot

Multimodal interaction

Furhat describes its robot as a social and conversational humanoid platform with facial animation, neck motion, visual perception, audio processing, and cloud-service integrations (The Furhat Robot).

Virtual robot development

Furhat says its SDK includes a virtual robot with the architecture and similar functionality of the physical robot for building and testing applications (Furhat SDK).

Remote API

Furhat documents a Remote API that lets programs on an external computer send commands to a Furhat robot, including through Python, C#, JavaScript, and Rust (Furhat SDK).

Specs

Face

back-projected animated face

Class

tabletop social robot

Weight kg

3.5

Data & sources

Web sources

2

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Furhat. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

How DEPLOY tracks pricing

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Furhat.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (2)

  1. https://www.furhatrobotics.com/furhat-robot
  2. https://www.furhatrobotics.com/furhat-sdk

Common questions

What is Furhat?
Furhat is a back-projected tabletop humanoid social robot from Furhat Robotics (a KTH Royal Institute of Technology spin-off); it uses projection-based facial rendering, speech synthesis and recognition, and programmable behaviors for human-machine interaction in research, healthcare, and education.
How much does Furhat cost?
Furhat's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Furhat from Furhat Robotics. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Furhat actually deployed in the real world?
Furhat is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Furhat?
Furhat is made by Furhat Robotics, based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2014.
Can you buy Furhat?
Furhat is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to Furhat?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable service robots to Furhat include Tally, Locus Origin, Moxi, Mirokai.
How does Furhat compare to Tally?
Furhat and Tally (Simbe Robotics · 16 deployments) are both service robots on the DEPLOY registry. Furhat has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Furhat a top service?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Furhat ranks in roughly the top 26% of service models tracked by the registry.
What is Furhat's maturity stage?
Furhat is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Where is Furhat deployed?
No verified deployments of Furhat are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Furhat safe?
Furhat 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 · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-09-29

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: service

Sources by quality tier

2
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Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Furhat.

Recent coverage

Furhat in third-party press

‘Social robot’ could support asylum seekers - UKAuthority

Sep 10, 2025

What Is a Social Robot? - Built In

May 8, 2024

Boulder robotics startup acquired by international company building 'social robot' - The Business Journals

Jan 18, 2022