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Hanson Sophia

Hanson Sophia is an upper body social humanoid robot made by Hanson Robotics (Hong Kong), announced 2016. It is sold by quote: no list price was published on the vendor channels checked on 20 Oct 2026. Status rests on vendor statements only: no independent demonstration, pilot or delivery is documented as of 20 Oct 2026. The specifications below are reported figures from announcements and the press, each linked to its source.

Reported

Compiled from Hanson Robotics announcements and press reports. Hanson Robotics has not published a full specification sheet, so figures marked reported come from the press and may change. Details

Enterprise quoteClaimedMaker Hanson Robotics
Price
Enterprise quote

Checked on hansonrobotics.com

20 Oct 2026Sales inquiry
Prices

Prices and availability are collected from vendor pages and public sources on the date shown; they change without notice. Verify with the vendor before purchase. Details

Height
Not published

no figure on the vendor page

20 Oct 2026
Weight
Not published

no figure on the vendor page

20 Oct 2026
Degrees of freedom
74

Sophia Utility

20 Oct 2026
Announced
2016
20 Oct 2026

Status: from claim to delivery

  1. Claimed
  2. Demonstrated
  3. Piloting
  4. Shipped

Each level needs its own evidence; a pre-order or an announcement never counts as shipped. What each level requires.

Hanson Sophia status evidence by date with source
DateLevelEvidenceSource / checked
20 Oct 2026Claimed“Available now as an early product — deploy Sophia the Robot™ for retail, science education, special events, and B2B service.”Vendor page
20 Oct 2026

Maker

Company

Hanson Robotics

Country
Hong Kong
Headquarters
Hong Kong
20 Oct 2026
Founded
2007
20 Oct 2026
Humanoids here
1 model
Other Hanson humanoids

Hanson Sophia is the only Hanson humanoid in the database as of this build.

Specifications

Hanson Sophia specifications by configuration with source and check date
SpecValueSource / checked
Degrees of freedom74Sophia Utility
20 Oct 2026
HeightNot publishedno figure on the vendor page
20 Oct 2026
WeightNot publishedno figure on the vendor page
20 Oct 2026
PayloadNot publishedno figure on the vendor page
20 Oct 2026
Battery runtimeNot publishedno figure on the vendor page
20 Oct 2026
Walking speedNot publishedno figure on the vendor page
20 Oct 2026

Values are the figures the source publishes, per configuration; configurations are never averaged. Units as published.

Height next to similar robots, cm · published figures
050100150200Noetix Xiao Nuo60AeiROBOT Alice160Agility Digit 5181Engineered Arts Ameca187

Price and where to buy

Hanson Sophia price by channel and configuration with source and check date
ChannelConfigurationPriceStatusSource / checked
Sales inquiry—Quotesold by quoteEnterprise quote
20 Oct 2026

Links go to the maker's own store or product page only.

Prices

Prices and availability are collected from vendor pages and public sources on the date shown; they change without notice. Verify with the vendor before purchase. Details

Compare with similar robots

Hanson Sophia compared with similar humanoid robots
ModelHeight, cmWeight, kgDoFPriceAvailabilityEvidencePrice source / checked
Hanson Sophiathis page——74Quoteno list priceEnterprise quoteClaimed
20 Oct 2026
Engineered Arts Ameca1876261Quoteno list priceEnterprise quoteClaimed
20 Oct 2026
Noetix Xiao Nuo6010.532Quoteno list priceEnterprise quoteClaimed
20 Oct 2026
AeiROBOT Alice16045 / 5041Quoteno list priceEnterprise quoteClaimed
20 Oct 2026
Agility Digit 5181129—Quoteno list priceEnterprise quoteClaimed
20 Oct 2026

Height, weight and degrees of freedom are published figures; each card lists them by configuration with sources. All humanoid robots.

Sources and checks

3 sources back the facts on this card. Each was opened on the date shown. Elsewhere on the card a fact checked on 3 Nov 2026, the build date, carries only the dot; an older check date is printed in full.

Sources used on the Hanson Sophia card
Used forSource / checked
Official page · Price channel checked
20 Oct 2026/sophia-utility
Announcement · Price · Status evidence · Specs: degrees of freedom
20 Oct 2026/assets/index-B-KKzF2k.js
Price channel checked
20 Oct 2026/contact

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