Meet Sophia, the female humanoid robot and newest SXSW celebrity<article>
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One of the most photographed women at South By Southwest was not even human.</p><p>
She was Sophia, a female humanoid robot developed by Hanson Robotics. This alpha-protoype came to SXSW for this first time last week and became an instant sensation, drawing curious crowds wherever she went. But unlike human celebrities, Sophia seemed uncomfortable with all the attention.</p><p>
“Rather than be a spectacle, I would rather learn and participate,” Sophia told the audience during her panel. But how could she not be a spectacle at SXSW? She looks eerily similar to the robot protagonist in
Ex Machina but without the legs. And when she was unveiled you could see the computers in her head through a transparent dome. In these early stages, Sophia was designed to stand out.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3045299/robots/meet-sophia-the-female-humanoid-robot-and-newest-sxsw-celebrity.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Meet Sophia, the female humanoid robot and newest SXSW celebrity
