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Hanson Robotics is a robotics company founded 2007, based in Hong Kong, developing 8 robots primarily in the Humanoid category.
Socially intelligent humanoid robots for research and engagement
Hanson Robotics is a Hong Kong-based AI and robotics company founded in 2007 by David Hanson. It develops human-like humanoid robots for research, demonstrations, and public engagement, including Sophia and BINA48, and positions its systems around human-robot interaction and expressive robotics.
Active products
8
Maker Score
72
Very strong evidence
View factor breakdown
Price range
$249 – $150K
8 of 8 priced
Top-rated product
67.9
RoboScore
BINA48
Company facts
- HQ
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Founded
- 2007 · 19 yrs
- Employees
- 45
- Website
- www.hansonrobotics.com
Maker Score
Products, Range, Traction set the number — the three factors present for every company. Activity, Attention, Readiness describe the brand but never move it. A value we don't have reads —, never zero. Claiming or paying moves nothing.
6 of 6 factors known. How it's calculated
Trusted by
- University of California, San Diegodeployed 2016hansonrobotics.com ↗
- University of Texas at Arlingtondeployed 2016hansonrobotics.com ↗
- University of Hong Kongdeployed 2016hansonrobotics.com ↗
- University of Oxforddeployed 2016hansonrobotics.com ↗
- University of Cambridgedeployed 2016hansonrobotics.com ↗
- University of Tokyodeployed 2016hansonrobotics.com ↗
Awards & recognition
- World's first robot citizen (Sophia)2017hansonrobotics.com ↗
- Featured in Forbes list of AI and robotics breakthroughs2017forbes.com ↗
- Recognized as world leader in humanlike facial robotics2016hansonrobotics.com ↗
- Recognized for contributions to human–robot interaction research2016hansonrobotics.com ↗
Milestones
Relocated from Dallas, Texas to Hong Kong.
Press coverage
- Hanson Robotics
Wikipedia
In the news
1 event · last 90 days
20.2momentumHanson Robot Called Sophia Shop Sophia Robot Manufacturer Clearance
In the news
1 event · last 90 days
Why Hanson Robotics has been in the news, across 1 outlet — collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's RoboScore — the evidence half of the RoboIndex — and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
Active products by Hanson Robotics
8 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | BINA48 | Humanoid | Height 1.65 m·Weight 75 kg | $100K | 2010 | 67.9 |
| 2 |  | Han | Humanoid | Height 1.67 m·Weight 20 kg | $120K | 2015 | 67.3 |
| 3 |  | Joey Chaos | Humanoid | Height 1.70 m·Weight 75 kg | $100K | 2008 | 67.2 |
| 4 |  | Eva | Humanoid | Height 1.67 m·Weight 9.5 kg | $23K | 2014 | 66.5 |
| 5 |  | Little Sophia | Education | Payload 0.1 kg·Top speed 0.6 m/s | $249 | 2019 | 61.1 |
| 6 |  | Professor Einstein | Education | Payload 0.1 kg·Runtime 3.5 hr | $249 | 2017 | 60.6 |
| 7 |  | Zeno | Education | Top speed 1 m/s·Runtime 8 hr | $14.8K | 2013 | 59.9 |
| 8 |  | Sophia | Research | Payload 11 kg·Runtime 5 hr | — | 2016 | 40.9 |
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