Seed · Robotics · Stockholm, Sweden · Founded 2014 · 25–35 employees
Furhat Robotics develops advanced humanoid social robots with highly expressive faces and conversational AI capabilities that enable natural human-robot interaction. Founded in 2014 as a spinoff from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the company has built the world's most customizable social robotics platform used by thousands of researchers and organizations globally. Notable customers include Disney, Intel, Honda, Merck, and KPMG, with applications spanning education, healthcare, customer service, and recruitment. The company raised $2.5 million in seed funding in 2017 from Balderton Capital and LocalGlobe, and in 2022 acquired U.S.-based Misty Robotics to expand its mobile robotics capabilities and North American presence.