UN and conference appearances
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇭🇰 Hanson Sophia
Hanson Robotics · Hong Kong · unveiled 2016
commercial
supervised-autonomy
electric
data confidence: medium
Watch changes · Evidence history · Cited research export · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%70.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%0.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%0.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%56.9
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
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.
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
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.
Hand DoF per hand
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.
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
other
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
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.
AI model
Hybrid: scripted decision-tree chatbot, OpenCog reasoning, face/emotion recognition, CereProc text-to-speech
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
supervised-autonomy
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
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.
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 Beyond Imagination Beomni →Sophia is a humanoid robot from Hanson in Hong Kong, and it is commercially available. It scores 41.0 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 108th of 156.
On the leaderboard it sits between Beyond Imagination Beomni (HMX 41.0) and X-Humanoid Tiangong (Tien Kung) (HMX 40.3).
Against the 156 humanoid robots ranked, its clearest strength is commercial readiness & deployment (100.0 against a median of 67.0) and its clearest weakness is manipulation & dexterity (0.0 against 41.3).
By the published specifications, it is lighter than 93% of the 115 other humanoid robots publishing a weight (20 kg).
On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. 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 · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the Hanson Sophia
How much does the Hanson Sophia cost?
Hanson has not published a price for the Hanson Sophia, and none is estimated here.
What are the Hanson Sophia's specs?
Published specifications: height 167 cm, weight 20 kg. Not published: payload, speed, runtime, degrees of freedom and degrees of freedom per hand.
Is the Hanson Sophia autonomous?
The Hanson Sophia has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Hanson Sophia compare to the Beyond Imagination Beomni?
On the HMX, the Hanson Sophia scores 41.0 and the Beyond Imagination Beomni 41.0. The Hanson Sophia leads on autonomy & intelligence and commercial readiness & deployment; the Beyond Imagination Beomni leads on manipulation & dexterity and ecosystem & viability.
Who makes the Hanson Sophia?
The Hanson Sophia is made by Hanson, in Hong Kong.
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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.