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Sophia Hanson Robotics
167 cm
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Sophia
Shipping 2016 Business & Consumer
A well-known social humanoid built for lifelike expressions and public engagement.
Overview
Sophia is a social humanoid robot activated in 2016 by Hong Kong–based Hanson Robotics, built to mimic human gestures and facial expressions and to hold scripted conversations. It gained wide media attention and, in 2017, was granted Saudi Arabian citizenship.
Use cases
Media Public engagement Research
Capability evidence
- Saudi citizenship grantBecame the first robot granted legal citizenship of any country, announced on stage in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Wikipedia ↗ · 2017-10
- UN Innovation ChampionNamed the UNDP's first Innovation Champion, the first non-human to receive a United Nations title. Wikipedia ↗ · 2017-11
- NFT self-portrait saleHer digital self-portrait artwork 'Sophia Instantiation' sold for $688,888 as an NFT at a Nifty Gateway auction. CNN ↗ · 2021-03
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