The Human Face of AI

Project description

The emotive robot

Meet Furhat. This social robot has a customisable human face to create unique personalities. The robot can also display complex expressions and voice a wide-array of high-quality text-to-speech voices in over 30 languages. What is more, a camera and microphones give Furhat outstanding situational awareness. This EU-funded project by the same name will create a completely new market for social robotic solutions. By 2023, it aims to have commercialised some 10 000 Furhat robots. Furhat Robotics, the Swedish company behind the project, has already sold more than 80 Furhat robots to more than 50 customers, including Disney, Swedbank and Deutsche Telekom.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › robotics › autonomous robots
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › mobile phones

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme
• H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
• H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

Topic(s)

• EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 - SME instrument

Call for proposal

H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

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Sub call

H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-2

Funding Scheme

SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2

Coordinator

FURHAT ROBOTICS AB

Net EU contribution

€ 2 259 600,00

Address

Lindstedtsvagen 24, Tr 5
114 28 Stockholm
Sweden

Region

Östra Sverige › Stockholm › Stockholms län

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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Non-EU contribution

€ 968 400,00