Furhat

$35,000 (Standard) / $55,000 (Premium)

AvailablePython from a laptopResearchPython APIProjected face

Weeks+Shipping: Quote / weeks.

Remote control: The Python Remote API drives speech, gaze, gestures and face from a laptop. A free virtual Furhat runs in the SDK.

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Overview

A KTH spin-off whose back-projected face can render any age, gender or ethnicity, making it a staple of human-robot-interaction and dialogue research. The company also acquired Misty Robotics in 2022. Expensive, but the SDK and free simulator make it the most developer-friendly face on the market.

Type: Companion robot · Desk & social robots
Maker: Furhat Robotics (Sweden)
Released: 2018
Price: $35,000 (Standard) / $55,000 (Premium)
Status: Available
Best for: Professionals & labs
Programming: Full SDK

Price and shipping

Published package prices on furhatrobotics.com (September 2026). A three-robot Lab package is $120,000, and the FurhatAI tool suite is a $6,000/year subscription after the included free period.

Shipping: Quote / weeks. Sold direct to institutions worldwide at published package prices. Orders go through a quote request.

Specifications

Category	Companion robots · Desk & social robots
Released	2018
Country	Sweden
Availability	Available
Sales	About 50 customers reported, including Disney and Intel (2017, estimate) Wikipedia ↗
Programmability	Full SDK
Built-in autonomy	Reactive · Responds to its surroundings without a map, such as avoiding obstacles or following a person
LLM support	Official LLM tools · Furhat's official no-code AI Creator builds characters on OpenAI LLMs, generating speech, expressions and head movements. Furhat AI Creator docs ↗
MuJoCo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Gazebo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Best for	Professionals & labs
Vision sensors	Camera
Actuators	Unknown
Audio	Speaker, Microphone
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed
Remote control	Python from a laptop
Size	41 × 27 × 24 cm (H×W×D) tabletop head and neck, 3.5 kg
Drive	Stationary, motorized neck
Compute	Onboard Intel Core i5 (up to 3.4 GHz), 8 GB RAM, 120 GB SSD, Iris Plus 640 GPU
Vision	Wide-angle camera with multi-person face tracking
Lidar	None
Sensors	Mic array, speakers, back-projected 3D animated face
Runtime	Mains powered
Speed	N/A
SDK	Furhat SDK (Kotlin skills), Python Remote API, Realtime API, low-code FurhatAI Creator

Common questions

How much does Furhat cost?

Furhat is listed at $35,000 (Standard) / $55,000 (Premium). Published package prices on furhatrobotics.com (September 2026). A three-robot Lab package is $120,000, and the FurhatAI tool suite is a $6,000/year subscription after the included free period.