Social RoboticsHanson Robotics plans mass production of Sophia, citing pandemic demand
The Hong Kong company said four robot models would start leaving factories in the first half of 2021.
Hanson Robotics said Sophia and three other models would begin rolling out of factories in the first half of the year, with founder David Hanson hoping to sell thousands of robots in 2021 without naming a figure. He argued that the pandemic would increase demand for automation that keeps people safe, and the company also planned a healthcare robot called Grace. A Hong Kong Polytechnic University researcher suggested the crisis could speed up the arrival of robots. The announcement captured the hope that COVID-19 would turn social humanoids from showpieces into products.
Source: Khaleej Times (Reuters)
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