Hanson Robotics
Logo: Hanson Robotics Ltd., Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsFounded by former Disney sculptor David Hanson, maker of lifelike robot heads and faces using its patented Frubber skin, including Zeno (2007) and later Sophia. The Zeno line was carried into autism therapy by spin-off RoboKind.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 44 humanoids
- First robot
- 2007Latest 2021
- Headquarters
- RichardsonTexas, USA in 2007 (later Hong Kong)
- Can I buy one?Not on sale yetPrototype, pilot or research robots only
- Who uses it?3 robot models in useCompany planned a beta production run in August 2021 and deployment in 2022;
- What is new?2021-06Grace nurse robot unveiled in Hong Kong
Robots
4 robot models shown in public, from 2007 to 2021. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for Hanson Robotics's robots by the maker or reputable press.
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Hanson Robotics's robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
Grace2021 · PrototypeCompany planned a beta production run in August 2021 and deployment in 2022; real hospital use was not confirmed.
Little Sophia2019 · DiscontinuedFunded on Kickstarter in 2019 with rewards promised for December 2019; actual shipping not confirmed.
Sophia2016 · ResearchAppeared at hundreds of conferences, TV shows and the United Nations from 2016; later versions added arms, hands and a rolling or legged lower body.
What is new
The latest stories about Hanson Robotics's robots, newest first.
- Grace nurse robot unveiled in Hong Kong Interaksyon / Philstar · Grace
- Humanoid robot Sophia’s NFT artwork fetches nearly $700,000 Reuters (published by Daily Sabah) · Sophia
- Humanoid robot Sophia’s NFT artwork fetches nearly $700,000 Reuters (published by Daily Sabah) · Sophia
- Hanson announces Little Sophia Tech & Learning · Little Sophia
- Lifelike robots made in Hong Kong meant to win over humans Associated Press · Sophia
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 2007
- Headquarters
- Richardson, Texas, USA in 2007 (later Hong Kong)
- Focus
- Expressive humanoid faces and social robots
- Funding
- USD 1.5 million Texas Emerging Technology Fund grant (2006)
- Partners
- KAIST HUBO team (Albert HUBO); Disney Accelerator (2016); Singularity Studio (Awakening Health joint venture, Grace, 2021); VPRO (Philip K. Dick android)
Similar makers
Other makers of humanoids, busiest first.
Sources
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