Furhat Robotics
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Introduction
The world's most advanced social robot.
Furhat Robotics Product Information
Furhat Robotics Suite is a comprehensive humanoid robotics platform for research and enterprise deployment, focused on natural, human-like conversational and social interactions. Grounded in over a decade of Human-Robot Interaction research, Furhat provides a range of hardware-agnostic tools, software frameworks, and GenAI-powered capabilities to prototype, test, and scale conversational experiences with robots across multiple industries.
Overview
- A leading research and development platform for human-robot interaction with a global community, publications, and real-world use cases.
- Combines sophisticated conversational engines, social behaviors, developer tooling, and deployment support to accelerate exploration and deployment of robot-assisted solutions.
- Supports both prototyping on the Furhat robot and simulation environments, enabling seamless transitions between research and production.
Key Offerings
- Furhat Robot Hardware and Virtual Simulator: Physical robot and a virtual simulator for development and testing.
- Furhat SDK: A powerful toolkit to build, debug, deploy, and analyze applications across local and cloud environments.
- FurhatAI: GenAI-powered tools for creating expressive, LLM-driven interactions with humanoid robots without heavy coding.
- Furhat Creator: A prompt-driven tool to design full conversational experiences for real-world robot applications.
- Furhat Enterprise: Enterprise-grade integration with Microsoft Copilot and the Azure AI stack for scalable deployments.
- Tutorials, Documentation, and Community: Rich learning resources, open use cases, and a collaborative community space.
How it Works
- Develop conversational experiences using the SDK or FurhatAI tools, testing first on the Furhat simulator or the physical robot.
- Iterate quickly with Creator for rapid prototyping of use cases before moving to enterprise-scale deployments.
- Leverage GenAI capabilities to generate dynamic, context-aware interactions and natural language utterances for human-robot conversations.
- Deploy in various domains such as hospitality, education, transportation, healthcare, and employee training.
Use Cases and Industries
- Hospitality & Service
- Employee Training
- Education
- Transportation & Concierge
- Healthcare
- Research and Workforce Enablement
How to Get Started
- Explore FurhatAI and Creator to design initial conversational experiences.
- Use FurhatSDK to build, test, and debug on desktop with the Furhat simulator or the real robot.
- If needed, upgrade to Furhat Enterprise to integrate with Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI for scalable deployments.
- Publish and share findings via Furhat Community and Publications resources.
Safety and Ethics
- Emphasis on responsible human-robot interaction, user privacy, and compliant deployment in enterprise settings.
- Appropriate consent and transparency when collecting or processing user data.
Core Features
- Furhat Robot hardware and virtual simulator for development and testing
- FurhatSDK: code, debug, deploy, and analyze robot applications across desktop and real device
- FurhatAI: GenAI-driven tools to create expressive, conversational interactions without heavy coding
- Furhat Creator: prompt-based tool to build full conversational experiences quickly
- Furhat Enterprise: enterprise-grade deployment with Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI integration
- Rich tutorials, documentation, and community resources
- Support for multiple domains: hospitality, education, healthcare, transportation, and more
- Open collaboration and publications to accelerate research in HRI