Hanson Robotics Timeline

Events

• 2020-10-27 - Research Publication - A Neuro-Symbolic Humanlike Arm Controller for Sophia the Robot - The paper presents a neuro-symbolic controller for Sophia’s humanlike robotic arms. The work combines machine perception, convolutional neural networks, symbolic AI, inverse kinematics, and simulated models for grasping and interaction tasks. The authors… - source: arxiv.org
• 2019-02-03 - Market Signal - Hanson Robotics' Little Sophia Kickstarter campaign reaches 140% of goal with over $105K in pledges in 5 days - • Hanson Robotics launched a Kickstarter campaign for Little Sophia, a 14-inch educational robot. • The campaign surpassed its $75,000 goal within five days, reaching over $105,000 in pledges. • By the end of the campaign, it raised $269,604 from 1,687… - source: kicktraq.com
• 2019-01-30 - Product Launch - Hanson Robotics launches Little Sophia on Kickstarter - • Hanson Robotics launched a Kickstarter campaign for Little Sophia, a 14-inch robot companion. • Little Sophia can walk, talk, sing, play games, and tell jokes. • The campaign aimed to raise $75,000 with an estimated delivery date in December 2019. - source: hansonrobotics.com
• 2019-01-25 - Executive Hire - Hanson Robotics Appoints Jeanne Lim as CEO - • Hanson Robotics appointed Jeanne Lim as Chief Executive Officer, effective February 1, 2019. • Lim previously served as the company's Chief Marketing Officer and co-character lead for Sophia the Robot. • Founder David Hanson transitioned to roles as… - source: hansonrobotics.com
• 2017-09-22 - Research Publication - Humanoid Robots as Agents of Human Consciousness Expansion - The paper describes the Loving AI project for compassionate human-robot interaction. The project centers on Hanson Robotics Sophia and supplies personality, cognitive, linguistic, perceptual, and behavioral content for interaction studies. A 2017 pilot study… - source: arxiv.org