A startlingly lifelike female android, Sophia, created by newly Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics may prove invaluable in fields ranging from medical treatment and therapy, to marketing, advertising and education. Her creator David Hanson says Sophia aims to not only serve but also build meaningful relationships.
Robotics is finally reaching the mainstream and androids - humanlike robots - are everywhere at SXSW Experts believe humanlike robots are the key to smoothing communication between humans and computers, and realizing a dream of compassionate robots that help invent the future of life.
David Hanson, who founded Hanson Robotics in 2003, wants to bring to the world "humanlike robots with greater-than-human wisdom." Sophia has 62 facial and neck architectures and a patented silicon skin called Frubber. She has cameras in her eyes that allow her to recognize faces and make eye contact.but today she's got a new accessory an Intel Real Sense camera which allows her to play Paper, Rock, Scissors. Sophia can have a conversation, using speech recognition software. She is even equipped with what Hanson Robotics calls its "Character Engine AI" software, or a personality.
The WSJ quizzed Hanson Robotics’s lifelike creation Sophia on topics from U.S.presidential candidates to a robot's place in the bedroom.
Sophia the robot sat down on 60 Minutes for a truly weird interview, filled with awkward pauses, and...romance? Kim Horcher and Brett Erlich (PopTrigger) break it down.
Sophia by Hanson Robotics in Robotic AI who is one of the most advanced in the world Nicole Scott from Moble Geeks talks to her about what she thinks about her future and her place as a robot in it. This Westworld Version zero but in the real world.
Jimmy Fallon demos amazing new robots from all over the world, including an eerily human robot named Sophia that plays rock-paper-scissors.
Sophia, the humanoid robot famous for conversation and facial expressions, now has legs provided by DRC-Hubo. At CES 2018, we watched as she took her first steps. They weren't quick, but they were steps nonetheless!
Things get awkward when Will meets Sophia the Robot for an intimate conversation in the Cayman Islands.