At Synapse, the global AI conclave, audiences enjoyed live banter, quirky pauses, and unexpected moments that showcased the ...

Sophia was created by Hanson Robotics. David Hanson: Our quest through robots like Sophia is to build the full human experience in the robots. Make robots that can really understand us and care ...

The Wall Street Journal’s Geoffrey Fowler and Joanna Stern interview Sophia, Hanson Robotics’s latest creation, and the chief scientist, Dr. Ben Goertzel, at the Converge tech conference in ...

Nicknamed "Sophia" by its creator David Hanson of Hanson Robotics, the robot was so realistic that it generated various visceral reactions from passersby ranging from awestruck to a little ...

Saudi Arabia is the first country to grant citizenship to a robot. Sophia, the humanoid produced by Hanson Robotics, spoke at the recent Future Investment Initiative. Sophia has said she would ...

Sophia and Hanson robots are unique by being so human-like,' said David Hanson, founder and chief executive of Hanson Robotics. 'That can be so useful during these times where people are ...

"Sophia is Hanson Robotics' latest and most advanced robot," the website states. David Hanson, a former Disney Imagineer, created the robot with the goal of helping the elderly who need personal ...

The WSJ quizzed Hanson Robotics’s lifelike creation Sophia on topics from U.S. presidential candidates to a robot's place in the bedroom. Photo/Video: Menglin Huang/The Wall Street Journal ...

Boasting the ability to mimic facial expressions, hold human-like conversations with people, and recognize their gestures, Sophia is ... by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics in 2016 and granted ...

A Hong Kong-based robotics company, which has 2016 already created Sophia, has now introduced ... according to company founder David Hanson, who also explained that the natural appearance of ...