Introduction Mobile robotics is a subfield of robotics focusing on locomotion, or robots that are not fixed to a single location. This can include home robots or delivery and transportation robots that move supplies...
Archive - September 2019
Hanson Robotics’ Spotlight Series: Meet Wenwei Huang, Software Developer
Meet Wenwei Huang, Software Developer, Hong Kong Wenwei is responsible for designing the software management tools that enable Hanson robots to learn to speak, hear and chat with other people. Check out his video here:...
Personality in AI: Why Someday Soon Your Toaster Could be an Extrovert
With the introduction of digital voice assistants on smartphones, tablets, computers, and smart home speakers, humans are interacting with technology more than ever before. In fact, researchers predict by 2020 the...
The Best of #SophiaAsks
We love Sophia’s social media fans for many reasons. But we especially appreciate her followers for adding to the #SophiaAsks conversations, where Sophia turns the tables (vs. #AskSophia) and explores various...
‘Westworld’ Star Evan Rachel Wood Meets Real-Life Robot in ‘Sophiaworld’ Short
Originally published by The Hollywood Reporter on September 4, 2019, written by Graeme McMillan. The actor, known for playing Dolores on the HBO hit, has a chance encounter with Sophia.What happens when one of...
Hanson Robotics’ Spotlight Series: Meet Mengna Lei, Robot Animation Expert
Meet Mengna Lei, Robot Animation Expert, Hong Kong Mengna is responsible for our humanoid robots’ facial expressions and body gesture animations so the Hanson robots like Sophia are able to non-verbally...