UN and conference appearances
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇭🇰 Hanson Sophia
Hanson Robotics · Hong Kong · unveiled 2016
commercial
teleoperated
electric
data confidence: medium
Watch changes · Evidence history and cited research export (API access) · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%35.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%18.2
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%0.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%73.4
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%100.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%0.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the HMX. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
Sophia is a famous conversational social humanoid whose responses are largely pre-scripted/decision-tree driven (sometimes teleoperated for demos), not genuinely autonomous AI. The standard demo Sophia is a head-and-torso with no autonomous bipedal locomotion; DOF varies by version (reported 36-83).
Deployment evidence
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
media/TV demonstrations
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
research and education (R&D versions sold to institutions)
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
granted Saudi Arabian citizenship (2017, publicity)
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Specifications
Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.
Height
167.0 cm
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Weight
20.0 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Payload
0.6 kg
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Travel speed
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Runtime
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Battery
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Total DoF
74 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Hand DoF per hand
7 DoF
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Dexterous hands
No
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Actuation
electric
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Form factor
wheeled-base
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Onboard compute
Intel NUC (Intel Core i7, 32 GB RAM, Intel Iris Pro Graphics) running Ubuntu Linux and Robot Operating System (ROS)
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
AI model
Hanson Whole Organism Architecture / Hanson AI SDK, combining OpenCog reasoning engine components, rule-based dialogue systems, multimodal computer vision (Intel RealSense D435), and modern cloud-connected LLMs
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Autonomy
teleoperated
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Product status
commercial
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Indicative price
300000.0 USD
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Funding
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Company valuation
Undisclosed
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Hanson Sophia in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with X-Humanoid Tiangong 2.0 Lite →Sophia is a humanoid robot from Hanson in Hong Kong, and it is commercially available. It scores 38.4 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 125th of 169.
On the leaderboard it sits between X-Humanoid Tiangong 2.0 Lite (HMX 38.5) and iHub Robotics Tara Gen 1 (HMX 38.2).
Against the 169 humanoid robots ranked, its clearest strength is commercial readiness & deployment (100.0 against a median of 67.0) and its clearest weakness is autonomy & intelligence (35.0 against 70.0).
By the published specifications, it carries less payload than 98% of the 106 other humanoid robots publishing a payload (0.6 kg), has more degrees of freedom than 95% of the 132 other humanoid robots publishing a degree-of-freedom count (74) and is lighter than 93% of the 125 other humanoid robots publishing a weight (20 kg).
Its published price of $300,000 is below 2% of the 62 other humanoid robots with a public price — nearer the expensive end, with a median published price of $42,000.
On autonomy, it is remotely operated in its public demonstrations, which the index caps low however capable the hardware. 4 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a medium-confidence grade from 2 cited sources, as of 2026-06.
Task evidence
Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →
No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.
Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-06
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest at /robot/hanson-sophia/manifest.json, with a free API key · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the Hanson Sophia
How much does the Hanson Sophia cost?
The Hanson Sophia has a published price of $300,000.
What are the Hanson Sophia's specs?
Published specifications: payload 0.6 kg, degrees of freedom 74, degrees of freedom per hand 7, height 167 cm, weight 20 kg. Not published: speed and runtime.
Is the Hanson Sophia autonomous?
The Hanson Sophia is remotely operated in its public demonstrations, which the index caps low however capable the hardware. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Hanson Sophia compare to the X-Humanoid Tiangong 2.0 Lite?
On the HMX, the Hanson Sophia scores 38.4 and the X-Humanoid Tiangong 2.0 Lite 38.5. The Hanson Sophia leads on manipulation & dexterity, hardware & engineering and commercial readiness & deployment; the X-Humanoid Tiangong 2.0 Lite leads on autonomy & intelligence.
Who makes the Hanson Sophia?
The Hanson Sophia is made by Hanson, in Hong Kong.
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Version history · 3 versions
Full history →Nothing is deleted: every version of this record is kept, with what changed in each.
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Version 365 · 18 Sep 2026, 02:00 UTC · score then 38.4
- ai model: Hybrid: scripted decision-tree chatbot, OpenCog reasoning, face/emotion recognition, CereProc text-to-speech → Hanson Whole Organism Architecture / Hanson AI SDK, combining OpenCog reasoning engine components, rule-based dialogue systems, multimodal computer vision (I…
- autonomy level: supervised-autonomy → teleoperated
- form factor: other → wheeled-base
- hand dof per hand: — → 7
- onboard compute: — → Intel NUC (Intel Core i7, 32 GB RAM, Intel Iris Pro Graphics) running Ubuntu Linux and Robot Operating System (ROS)
- payload (kg): — → 0.6
- price (USD): — → 300000
- total dof: — → 74
Changed by a direct correction or a scoring update, not a research proposal. -
Version 209 · 15 Sep 2026, 04:28 UTC · score then 41.0No field changed; the score was recalculated.Changed by: Update Sophia (confirmed: autonomy_level, ai_model, onboard_compute, payload_kg, total_dof, hand_dof_per_hand, form_factor, price_usd) (research agent)
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First recorded version · 6 Sep 2026, 05:24 UTC · score then 41.0The record as it stood when full copies began to be kept.
Data confidence: medium. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.