Explore how Furhat users are driving research, innovation and deployment of social humanoid robots in the Middle-East
Furhat Robotics is rapidly growing its presence across the Middle-East's academic and research institutions. Universities and labs have already adopted the Furhat Robot to advance studies in human-robot interaction, cognitive science, social psychology and computational linguistics.
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Dr Hamode’s research involved interactions with 300 students from Sohar University using Furhat – the robot, which embodied four diverse characters – Omar, Fernando, Gyeong, and Yumi – each varying in age, skin colour, voice, and pronunciations.
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NEOM deployed two Furhat social robots at The Line Experience center to gather visitor feedback in an engaging and innovative way. Over the course of one year, the robots conducted surveys by conversing naturally with guests, asking about their impressions and thoughts on the exhibit. The results highlighted that people were more inclined to share their opinions through conversation rather than using the traditional tablet method.
