RoboAtlas Summary
Hanson Robotics is a Hong Kong-based AI and robotics company developing socially intelligent human-centered robots.
Last verified: 2026.08.27
Overview
Products listed
2
Flagship product
Sophia
Primary scenarios
Consumer and industrial · Research and education
Commercial progress
Commercial delivery
Official positioning
Founded by David Hanson in 2007, the company combines artistic vision and scientific engineering to create robots designed to connect with people.
Hardware scope
Its recorded products include Sophia and Zeno; Sophia Utility is an early humanoid platform with expressive skin, arms, hands and self-navigating mobility.
Intelligence scope
Hanson combines cognitive AI architecture, computer vision, natural-language interaction, emotion analysis and motor intelligence for expressive human-robot interaction.
Go-to-market
Sophia Utility is available through purchase inquiry for research, education, healthcare, events and B2B service; price and general retail availability are not disclosed.
Products
Active products
Discontinued / historical
People
David Hanson
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Founder and CEO of Hanson Robotics.
Funding history
Seed
Undisclosed
Disney Accelerator
Grant
USD 1.5M
Texas Emerging Technology Fund
Timeline
- Funding
Grant
- Company founded
Hanson Robotics founded
Hanson Robotics was founded in Dallas in 2007.
- Product released
Zeno
- Product released
Sophia
- Funding
Seed
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