Furhat Robot
CommercialActive since 2010
A social and conversational humanoid robot platform with a back-projected face, multimodal interaction, and modular software tools. It uses an LLM-driven conversation designer, and its NLU engine and gesture control can be linked to Large Language Models.
- Height
- 41 cm
- Weight
- 3.5 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 3
About
Furhat Robotics AB developed the Furhat Robot as a social robotics platform centered on face-to-face conversation. The robot’s defining feature is a back-projected facial interface mounted on a humanoid torso, designed to support speech, gaze, and expressive interaction in public-facing and research settings.
The company emerged from work at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and Furhat has been developed as a modular system for speech-based interaction, dialogue design, and social robotics research. Over time, the platform has been updated to support broader software tooling and integration with modern language and interaction systems, while remaining focused on conversational use cases rather than physical manipulation.
Key facts
Specifications
Body
- Height
- 41 cm
- Weight
- 3.5 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 3
- Structural material
- Polymer blend mask; body material not explicitly stated
- Color
- Silver lining effect LED ring; otherwise not stated
- Size
- 410 mm x 270 mm x 240 mm
- Shipping size
- Protective foam box; hard-shelled protective case optional
Motion
- Motor tech
- 3 x high speed servos, active feedback
- Gear tech
- Metallic gears
Sensing & Compute
- CPU / GPU
- Intel Core i5 CPU up to 3.40 GHz, 8GB RAM, 120 GB SSD, Iris Plus 640 GPU
- Operating system
- FurhatOS/Skills
- LLM integration
- LLM-driven conversation designer; NLU engine can be replaced with any Large Language Model; gesture control can be fully automated with Large Language Models.
- Camera
- 3.4 MP camera streaming 640x480 pixels
- Connectivity
- 802.11ac WiFi (2.4/5.0 GHz), wired Ethernet 10/100/1000, USB-A 3.0, USB-C
Safety & Market
- Safe with humans
- Designed for human social interactions; no explicit safety certification stated.
- Primary market
- research, development, education, and commercial deployments
- Availability
- Commercial
Timeline5
- 2023-01-01 · milestone~Furhat integrates language model tooling
The conversation design workflow is extended to work with LLM-based systems and updated interaction control.
- 2019-01-01 · release~Furhat software expands interaction tools
The platform adds more modular tooling for conversation design, speech interaction, and application development.
- 2016-01-01 · release~Furhat robot platform reaches market
The company begins offering Furhat as a social robot platform for research, development, and demonstrations.
- 2014-01-01 · milestone~Furhat robotics company forms
Furhat Robotics AB is established to develop and commercialize the platform.
- 2010-01-01 · milestone~Furhat project begins at KTH
The Furhat concept starts as a research project at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
