Furhat Robot

What is Furhat Robot?

Furhat Robot is a next-generation social robot designed to engage in human-like conversations using a unique back-projection technology that animates a physical mask with expressive facial features. It supports multi-user interactions with real-time face tracking, speech recognition, and natural language understanding across over 40 languages. The platform offers extensive customization of the robot’s appearance, voice, and behavior, making it suitable for research, education, customer service, healthcare, and other interactive applications. Furhat’s development tools and no-code interface enable rapid creation and deployment of autonomous conversational experiences.

Key Features

• Back-Projected Customizable Face

  Uses a projector to display dynamic 3D facial animations on interchangeable masks, allowing varied characters by age, gender, and ethnicity.

• Advanced Multi-User Interaction

  Employs computer vision to track and recognize up to 10 people simultaneously, analyzing facial expressions and engagement levels.

• Robust Speech and Language Processing

  Integrates state-of-the-art speech recognition and text-to-speech systems supporting over 40 languages with natural turn-taking and intent recognition.

• Flexible Development Tools

  Offers an SDK for programming in multiple languages and a no-code conversational designer for fast creation of autonomous robot interactions.

• Enterprise-Ready Deployment

  Includes FurhatAI Enterprise with Microsoft Copilot integration for scalable, compliant, and data-connected service agent applications.

Use Cases

• Customer Service : Acts as a virtual receptionist or assistant in retail, airports, banks, and hotels to provide consistent and multilingual customer interactions.
• Education and Training : Facilitates interactive learning, language practice, and interview simulations with personalized and engaging dialogue.
• Healthcare Support : Supports patient communication, therapy sessions, and elderly care by responding empathetically and adapting to user emotions.
• Research and Innovation : Serves as a platform for human-robot interaction studies and development of new conversational AI applications.
• Event Moderation and Public Interaction : Functions as a moderator or interactive host for group activities, pitches, and presentations.

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