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title: "Sophia, a humanoid robot"  
description: "A short explanation about the humanoid robot, Sophia and it's interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-29  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2720/sophia-a-humanoid-robot  
category: "science and technology"  
tags: ["Sophia", "robot", "science", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Sophia, a humanoid robot

![Sophia a humanoid robot](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6cd84239-28fd-4a68-a252-bfdc3526a99c/images/1a0315d2-47a2-4770-acaf-6816c3fc4bf8.jpeg) ![Sophia a humanoid robot](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6cd84239-28fd-4a68-a252-bfdc3526a99c/images/b9031b7e-b802-4797-b52d-98b6fdf95f45.jpeg) Sophia is a social humanoid robot created by Hanson Robotics in Hong Kong. ![Sophia a humanoid robot](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6cd84239-28fd-4a68-a252-bfdc3526a99c/images/b07c348c-6b42-4b93-aa65-7901d4bae4e8.jpeg) Sophia is well-known for her human-like appearance and behaviour. ![Sophia a humanoid robot](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6cd84239-28fd-4a68-a252-bfdc3526a99c/images/4a415e37-e62b-4e62-bb9e-a3a36d593b9f.jpeg) In mid-March 2016, she had her first public appearance at South by South-west (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, United States. ![Sophia a humanoid robot](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6cd84239-28fd-4a68-a252-bfdc3526a99c/images/cd2dc051-a1e1-4174-8910-9237cb5b7762.jpeg) She has a realistic expressive face that can mimic human emotional reactions. ![Sophia a humanoid robot](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6cd84239-28fd-4a68-a252-bfdc3526a99c/images/32f12e11-7db5-4dc2-bd7f-aeded87904f6.jpeg) She can also use a cloud connection to comprehend language and context and to synchronise her mouth, face, and body when speaking.

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