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Sophia is a female social humanoid robot developed in 2016 by the Hong Kong–based company Hanson Robotics. [1] Sophia was activated on February 14, 2016, [ 2 ] and made her first public appearance in mid-March 2016 at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas , United States. [ 3 ]
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From answering questions from Cabinet ministers, academics and students on climate change, substance abuse and the law to children’s inquiries about her “birth” and links to God and being described as a talkative feminist, Sophia, the world-famous robot won hearts at an innovation fair in Zimbabwe this week.
But there was one glaring difference in this remote education session: The teacher was a humanoid robot. An artificial intelligence by the name of Sophia. SEE.
The robots include Albert HUBO, the first walking robot with human-like expressions; BINA48, an interactive humanoid robot bust; and Sophia, the world's first robot citizen. The company has 45 employees. [3] Hanson Robotics' robots feature a patented spongy elastomer skin called Frubber that resembles human skin in its feel and flexibility. [4]
Saudi Arabia bestowed citizenship on Sophia ahead of the Future Investment Initiative, held in the kingdom's capital city on Wednesday. A robot who once said it would 'destroy humans' just became ...
In 2004, Hanson built the humanoid robot Hertz, a female presenting animated robot head that took about nine months to build. [8] Hanson is the founder and CEO of Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics, which was founded in 2013. [9] Hanson has been published in materials science, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and robotics journals. [10]
Viral robot Sophia applauded Starbucks for the methods the company used to address the gender pay gap.
Sophia is a social humanoid robot that can display more than 50 facial expressions, and is the first non-human to be given a United Nations title. [30] SoftBank Robotics has developed multiple social, semi-humanoid robots which are frequently used in research, including Pepper and Nao. Pepper is used both commercially and academically, as well ...