Furhat for Research

Explore how Furhat users are driving research, innovation and deployment of social humanoid robots in the world.

An Expanding Research Community

Furhat Robotics is rapidly growing its presence across global 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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Exploring Trust in Social Robots at NIM

The Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM) is conducting a groundbreaking research study exploring how eye contact influences trust and decision-making. In an extensive experiment involving approximately 4,500 participants from the United States, the study compared various advisory formats – including a human advisor portrayed by a professional actress, different types of robot advisors, including Furhat, and a traditional text-based interface.

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Learning Computer Science with Robots

At the Cambridge University Department of Computer Science and Technology Furhat is helping students of all ages to learn about computer science.

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Research in Elderly Care and Health

Designed by PhD student Bruce Wilson, Dr. David Robb and Dr. Theodoros Georgiou, the AI-powered robot barista serves coffee at the North Star Housing Complex while engaging in conversations with elderly residents and visitors about the local area, its history and local celebrities.

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Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy

A grant from the Denver-based Daniels Fund helps create research opportunities for cadets and faculty in the Department of Computer and Cyber Sciences at the United States Air Force Academy. Furhat provides computer programming opportunities for a capstone course. The robot also is used for STEM outreach..

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Enhancing Human Qualities in Furhat

Researchers at TU Graz have been exploring human-robot interaction using Furhat. Their work focuses on enhancing the robot's ability to communicate in a human-like manner, incorporating elements such as facial expressions, gestures, speech melody, and a wide range of language models.

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Furhat Publications

Explore how Furhat's research community is driving innovation in the field of Human-Robot Interaction.

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