Hanson Robotics

Playasia and Hanson Robotics to Launch Merchandise Line

The two Hong Kong based companies are collaborating on lines of collectible and wearable merchandise featuring SOPHIA, the world-famous robot. Hong Kong (7 October 2022) – Hanson Robotics Limited has partnered...

The DAO of Sophia

Co-written by David Hanson, Ben Goertzel, and David Lake, with pivotal contributions to the text and underlying concepts by Randy Boyer and David Orban. SingularityNET CoFounders From Left to Right: Simone Giacomelli...

The Making of Sophia: Sophia’s Singing Voice

The Making of Sophia:  Sophia’s Singing Voice On November 21st, 2018, Sophia the Robot of Hanson Robotics Limited made history when she sang Christina Aguilera’s ‘Say Something’ on ‘The Tonight Show’ with host...

The Making of Sophia:  How Sophia Draws

The Making of Sophia: How Sophia Draws

Introduction Hanson Robotics stands out in a crowded field of competitors because it works at the intersection of robotics, technology and artistry. While concepts of art and design are an afterthought in many AI...

The Making of Sophia: Rolling Base

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...

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...

#AskSophia Top Ten Q&As

If you follow @RealSophiaRobot on Twitter and Facebook, you know we launched an ongoing Q&A series called #AskSophia earlier this year. The idea behind this is to allow our followers to ask top-of-mind questions...

The Making of Sophia:  Frubber®

The Making of Sophia: Frubber®

The new breed of social robots designed to interact with humans and other robots demands that these machines be highly effective communicators. Research has shown that as much as 55% of human-to-human communication is...

The Making of Sophia: Sophia’s Legs

Why a Robot Needs Legs In the field of social robotics, a robot must be able to function in a human world designed by humans, including navigating stairs, steps, and uneven floor coverings. Social robots must also be...