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Little Sophia
A 14-inch STEM companion that brings Sophia's expressive face to children aged 6 to 10.
Height36 cm
Degrees of freedom—
Arm payload—
EducationHome
Price on request
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Sophia
汉森机器人
The media-famous social android that put expressive, human-like robotics on the world stage.
Pilot deploymentVerified Last verified 31 Oct 2026
Height167 cm
Degrees of freedom83
Arm payload—
Top speed—
Battery life—
Starting pricePrice on request
What it is
Sophia is a female-presenting social humanoid built by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics and activated in 2016. Its Frubber skin, camera-rich head and conversational AI support face tracking, expressive gestures and scripted dialogue, while a wheeled base provides mobility. Sophia became a global media phenomenon and in 2017 was the first robot granted citizenship by a country.
Highlights
01Activated in February 2016 and first shown publicly at SXSW that March.
02Granted Saudi Arabian citizenship in 2017, a first for a robot.
03Frubber facial skin supports dozens of expressions; Hanson cites 60+.
04Named a UN Innovation Champion in 2017.
05Marketed as the Sophia Utility platform for events, retail, education and research.
The numbers
Body
| Height | 167 cm |
|---|---|
| Weight | 20 kg |
| Form factor | Full-size |
Motion & power
| Locomotion | Wheeled |
|---|---|
| Degrees of freedom | 83 |
| Actuators | Dynamixel and Xpert servos; servo-driven Frubber face with up to 74 facial degrees of freedom. |
Compute, sensing & hands
| Compute | 3 GHz Intel i7 with 32 GB RAM running Ubuntu Linux; Hanson AI cloud services. |
|---|---|
| Sensing | Chest wide-angle 1080p camera, Intel RealSense, two eye cameras, microphone array, joint and force sensors, fingertip touch sensors, IMU. |
| Hands | Articulated hands with 15 DOF per arm-and-hand chain. |
Platform & deployment
| Availability | Pilot deployments / limited availability |
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