The 9th Furhat conference on Social Robotics

Social robotics research in the age of AI

Wednesday Oct 15th  4:00-6:00 PM CET (10:00-12:00 PM EDT)

Welcome to the 9th Furhat Conference on Social Robotics


Themed "Social robotics research in the age of AI” the conference will take place on Wednesday October 15th at 4:00-6:00 PM CET (10:00-12:00 PM EDT).

The rapid adoption of Large Language Models (LLMs) marks a new chapter for social robotics research. Where past research often focused on scripted dialogues and constrained environments, today’s advancements in AI have opened the door for more autonomous, natural and meaningful interactions. At the conference, we will explore how research in social robotics is evolving with the adoption of LLMs and other cutting-edge AI technologies.

This conference will be one of the biggest yet as we will also unveil our new API for research that gives users a powerful new toolkit to enable advanced interaction design, seamless two-way communication between Furhat and external devices, real-time analysis of Furhat’s audio and video streams, integration with offline LLMs and speech models, and much more.

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Exlusive demos of Furhat and our new API

At the conference we will demonstrate how you can create more advanced and exciting interactions with Furhat using our new API for research.

Highlights from previous conferences

Explore highlights from some our previous conferences.

The 8th Furhat Conference – Bahar Irfan

Bahar Irfan is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Digital Futures fellow at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, at the conference she highlighted her working on large language models for conversational robots as well as the challenges and best practices that come with using them.

The 7th Furhat Conference – Jeff Burnstein (Keynote)

Jeff Burnstein, winner of the prestigious Engelberger Robotics Award, has consistently driven the industry forward over the years. At the conference he was joined by Samer Al Moubayed, CEO of Furhat Robotics, to discuss the evolution of humanoid robotics over the past 30 years.

The 6th Furhat Conference – Panel Discussion

This panel discussion brought together Håkan Lidbo, an innovative Swedish musician and producer; Ross Mead, CEO and founder of Semio, a robotics company that specializes in developing social communication technologies for robots; Gabriel Skantze, a distinguished Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Chief Scientist at Furhat Robotics; as well as Amanda Stenberg, from the Swedish Art Centre to discuss social robotics applicaitons in business, education, art, and research.

The 5th Furhat Conference – Joscha Bach (Keynote)

Joscha Bach, referred to as the magician of consciousness, is a renowned AI researcher and cognitive scientist who has made significant contributions to the field of AI. Joscha’s work is focused on developing AI systems that are more transparent, ethical, and robust. He is also a strong advocate for the development of AI that is aligned with human values and goals.