News - Hanson Robotics

Sophia the Robot British GQ

The Roboticist Who’s Determined to Turn Science Fiction into Reality

Originally published on by British GQ, March 16, 2019 by Olive Pometsey. Walking, talking, thinking, living robots. They’re a thing of science fiction, right? Not if David Hanson has anything to do with it. The founder of Hanson Robotics, David has...

Hanson Robotics

6 days ago

Sophia Tutoring at iTutor

iTutorGroup and Hanson Robotics Creating the Future of Education with AI

Sophia Named iTutorGroup’s Ambassador and Future AI Tutor On Feb 27, 2019 at the “New Era, New Education, and Creating the Future” conference in Shanghai organized by the iTutorGroup, announced that Sophia...

Hanson Robotics

3 weeks ago

Little Sophia Preview Video

Hanson Robotics

2 months ago

You Can Now Buy Sophia the Robot’s “Little Sister”

Originally published by Kristin Houser at Futurism on January 31, 2019 The tiny bot’s purpose goes beyond dancing and telling jokes Little Sophia You’ve probably heard of Sophia the robot. The close-to-lifelike...

Hanson Robotics

2 months ago

Today Show Sophia the Robot, LIttle Sophia

The Future of Robots, Today Show with Sophia and Little Sophia [Video]

Originally published by Today.com on January 31, 2019 Sophia, one of the most advanced humanoid robots ever and now a celebrity in her own right, joins TODAY with her creator, Hanson Robotics CEO Dr. David Hanson, and...

Hanson Robotics

2 months ago

Little Sophia from Hanson Robotics

Hanson Robotics Announces “Little Sophia,” New Educational STEM Companion For Kids 7 to 13

Worldwide Kickstarter Campaign Launches to Fund Production of Little Sophia The Robot LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — JANUARY 30, 2019 — Hanson Robotics Limited (www.hansonrobotics.com), creator of the world’s...

Hanson Robotics

2 months ago

Exclusive: Hanson Robotics Names Jeanne Lim As CEO

Exclusive: Hanson Robotics Names Jeanne Lim As CEO

Hanson Robotics

2 months ago

Han the Robot Nominated by Sophia as Favorite Up and Coming Robot

Originally published by VMagazine, January 22, 2019 SOPHIA THE ROBOT: Hi there, Han. V Magazine asked me to interview you as my favorite up-and-coming humanoid…I’m sorry, is this weird? HAN THE ROBOT: No, it’s...

Hanson Robotics

2 months ago

Sophia the Robot, LIttle Sophia, David Hanson at CES 2019 - CNET Interview

Sophia the Robot Brings Little Sophia to CES 2019

Sophia the Robot and David Hanson, Ph.D. returned to CES this year to meet with Ashley Esqueda at CNET. Sophia brought along her 14″ tall sibling, Little Sophia, Hanson Robotics’ newest consumer robot...

Hanson Robotics

2 months ago

Sophia’s Reflections on 2018 – The Video Series

It was another eventful and productive year for Hanson Robotics’ most advanced robot, Sophia. She learned how to walk and sing, she visited dozens of countries and met many people, including world leaders, tech...

Hanson Robotics

2 months ago

Belt and Road Award Sophia the Robot Dec 2018

China Honors Sophia the Robot with “Belt and Road Innovative Technology Ambassador” Award

Hanson Robotics

3 months ago

What Made Us Say WTF (What the Future) in 2018?

Originally published by Andy Altman, Senior Producer, CNET, December 26, 2018 In CNET’s “What the Future” series, Andy reviews 4 of the top 2018 groundbreaking stories from companies pushing the...

Hanson Robotics

3 months ago

The Breakout Front Row Star at Alexander Wang’s Show? A Robot!

Originally published by Vogue.com on December 2, 2018 by Christian Allaire At Alexander Wang’s Fall 2019 Show in New York last night, the usual suspects of too-cool front row stars crossed the bridge to Brooklyn to take...

Hanson Robotics

4 months ago

Hanson Robotics Founder: Caring about AI That Cares About Us

Originally published on September 7, 2018 Thomson Reuters — As Hanson Robotics founder and CEO David Hanson sees it, compatibility and empathy are core elements to successfully integrating AI technologies...

Hanson Robotics

4 months ago

David Hanson on How AI and Robotics Can Enhance Humanity

David Hanson on How AI and Robotics Can Enhance Humanity

Hanson Robotics

4 months ago

How Sophia Copies Human Facial Expressions by CNNStyle

Originally published by Stephy Chung at CNN Style on November 2, 2018 CNNStyle — The field of robotics is fast-growing. Robots can now perform complicated movements with elegance — back-flipping...

Hanson Robotics

4 months ago

WSJ Moving Upstream Video with David Hanson and Sophia

The Robot Revolution: Humanoid Potential | Moving Upstream

A video exploring how humanoid robots are evolving to look and act even more like humans. But could they ever become our friends? By Moving Upstream and Jason Bellini Originally published on January 29, 2018...

Hanson Robotics

5 months ago

Futuristic Human

Human 2.0 Is Coming Faster Than You Think. Will You Evolve With The Times?

Originally posted on October 1, 2018 by Neil Sahota, Contributor for Forbes. Forbes — “Our technology, our machines, is part of our humanity,” author, computer scientist, and inventor Ray Kurzweil once said. “We...

Hanson Robotics

6 months ago

Age of AI: Sophie Meets Sophia the Robot

Hanson Robotics

6 months ago

Meet Sophia, the Robot That Looks Almost Human

A photographer gained rare access to the lab that created one of the world’s most expressive robots BY MICHAEL GRESHKO PHOTOGRAPHS BY GIULIO DI STURCO National Geographic — Rubberized faces stretch into...

Hanson Robotics

6 months ago

Dialogue with Sophia the Robot: How the Global Workforce can be Augmented with AI Technology

August 9, 2018 Originally published by the European AI & Robotics Event Team “Artificial intelligence (AI) is good for the world… We will never replace people, but we can be your friends and helpers,” says Sophia...

Hanson Robotics

7 months ago

Sophia the Robot Makes Her Johannesburg Debut

Originally published on August 30, 2018 by Gadget.co.za Gadget.co.za — Sophia, a humanoid robot that has addressed the United Nations General Assembly, was the star at SAP NOW, a two-day interactive knowledge...

Hanson Robotics

7 months ago

Top-10 Artificial Intelligence Startups in Hong Kong

Hanson Robotics

7 months ago

Enabling Cognitive Visual Question Answering

Originally published on August 30, 2018 by SingularityNet.IO by Alexey Potapov Exploring a hybrid approach to visual question answering through deeper integration of OpenCog and a Vision Subsystem. Introduction Let us...

Hanson Robotics

7 months ago

Giulio di Sturco on Photographing Sophia the Robot

Originally published on canon-europe.com. Photography: Giulio di Sturco Canon Europe — In October 2017, Sophia made history as the first robot to be given citizenship of a country: Saudi Arabia. The firsts...

Hanson Robotics

7 months ago

BBC Earth Being Human with Sophia

Sophia’s Intro to BBC Earth’s “Being Human” Season

In 2017, BBC Earth and Sophia the Robot teamed up to promote the new season of “Being Human.” This series brings an entirely new perspective to humans’ biggest questions of all time: Who are we, how...

Hanson Robotics

7 months ago

[Podcast] Made in Hong Kong – Sophia the Robot

Hanson Robotics

7 months ago

15 Engineers Building the Tech of the Future

August 12, 2018 Originally published by Interesting Engineering, written by Christopher McFadden Interesting Engineering — The future might look very different from today if any of these 15 engineers have anything...

Hanson Robotics

7 months ago

13 of the Most Inspiring and Funny Tweets from Sophia the Robot

August 10, 2018 Originally published by Interesting Engineering, written by Jessica Miley Interesting Engineering — Sophia the robot is an official citizen of Saudi Arabia, the humanoid robot is an avid Twitter...

Hanson Robotics

7 months ago