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Sophia by Hanson Robotics is a lifelike social humanoid with expressive faces and conversational AI, best known for research, education and public engagement — deployed and supported by Nexon System.
Last updated: 16 Sep 2025
Sophia by Hanson Robotics is perhaps the world's most recognised humanoid, known globally for lifelike expressions and public appearances that brought human-robot interaction into the mainstream conversation. At about 1.67 m and just 20 kg, Sophia is designed for expressive, face-to-face engagement rather than manual work.
Its capabilities centre on perception and dialogue. Intel RealSense eye cameras and a wide-angle chest camera support face tracking and visual understanding, while the open Hanson AI SDK handles perception, natural-language processing and expressive actuation on a Linux base. This makes Sophia a flexible social humanoid robot for demonstrating and researching conversational, emotionally aware machines.
Sophia is suited to research, education, corporate events and exhibitions, healthcare engagement and entertainment — settings where an approachable, articulate robot draws an audience and supports study.
Nexon System brings Sophia to conferences, campuses and brand events across Southeast Asia, covering setup, dialogue and content programming, event operation and support. For a high-impact interactive centrepiece, Nexon can plan a Sophia deployment around your audience.
| Manufacturer | Hanson Robotics |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Classification | Humanoid |
| Height | 1.67 m |
| Weight | 20 kg |
| Sensors | Includes Intel RealSense eye cameras, a custom wide-angle 1080p chest camera, external USB microphones, audio localization arrays, joint angle and force sensors in arms, touch sensors in fingers, and an inertial measurement unit. |
| Actuators | Sophia uses a combination of Dynamixel XM430, MX64, MX106 servos, Xpert servos, and Hitec HS-65MG servos to achieve smooth, precise, and expressive movements across its head, neck, arms, and hands. |
| Software / OS | Open Source · Hanson AI SDK for perception, NLP, and actuation. Ubuntu Linux OS. Cloud-based AI learning and updates. Integration with OpenCog AI architecture for general reasoning. · Powered by a 3 GHz Intel i7 processor with 32 GB RAM and an integrated GPU, running Ubuntu Linux for real-time AI processing and control. |
| Nexon Integration | Full support – Installation, Programming & Maintenance |