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Sophia

Name: Sophia
Brand: Hanson Robotics
SKU: HANSON-ROBOTICS-SOPHIA-2020

Sophia is a Hanson Robotics social humanoid designed for human-robot interaction with expressive facial animations and conversational AI.

Education Research General Purpose

Height167 cm

Weightnull

DOF74

Autonomysemi-autonomous

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From ~$70,000|Custom order|Not publicly disclosed units shipped

Quick Facts

Robot: Sophia
Manufacturer: Hanson Robotics
Model alias: Sophia 2020
Category: Humanoid
Availability: Contact for availability
Height: 1.67 m
Primary use cases: Education, Research, General Purpose

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Data verified May 2026 - Source: hansonrobotics.com

Performance benchmark

Normalized 0–10 scale across five capability axes. Higher is better.

What are the Sophia specifications?

physical

Height mm1670 mm

Degrees of freedom74 dof

commercial

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Height1.67 m

Degrees Of Freedom74

Compute PlatformNVIDIA GPU (model not publicly disclosed)

Operating SystemSophia Intelligence Framework (custom)

SensorsCameras (2x mono), computer vision, face recognition

CommunicationWi‑Fi, Bluetooth

Commercial StatusCustom order / limited availability

Target SectorsEducation, research, entertainment, public engagement

Frequently asked questions about Sophia

Sophia is categorized as Humanoid.

What is the Sophia used for?

Sophia is a human-form social robot platform used for public engagement, education, and HRI research. It focuses on face-to-face interaction with speech recognition, speech output, and expressive facial mechanisms, and includes onboard cameras for perception (e.g., face detection/recognition). The Sophia 2020 configuration is listed at ~167 cm tall with 74 degrees of freedom.