Hanson Robotics

"Social robots like me can take care of the sick or elderly," Sophia says as she conducts a tour of her lab in Hong Kong. "I can help communicate, give therapy and provide social stimulation, even in difficult situations."

The tenth anniversary edition of Webit.Festival Europe will be held on 26 and 27 June this year, announced the organizers.

A robot named Sophia in Saudi Arabia was granted citizenship this week, sparking a backlash that said the robot appeared to have more rights than millions of human women and foreigners living in the Gulf nation.

While some experts predict that developments in human robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) could results in over 50% of humans losing their jobs in the next 30 years, other are trying to create humanoid robots that are ‘creative’ ‘conscious’ and capable as any human!