Errymath: Sophia

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 In October, Sophia was granted citizenship in Saudi Arabia. Speaking at a
 conference (pictured) in Riyadh, Sophia said: 'I am very honoured and 
proud for this unique distinction. This is historical to be the first 
robot in the world to be recognized with a citizenship'<br />
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Just months after she made history by becoming the first robot to be granted legal citizenship, Sophia has been given legs.</div>
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The humanoid robot, which is capable of holding a conversation with humans, can now <span style="font-size: 16px;">move forward in a series of clunky steps.</span></div>
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Sophia
 represents a remarkable 'rise of the machines' that promises – or 
threatens – to revolutionise man's relationship with technology.</div>
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Sophia first emerged two years ago as a 
super-intelligent human-like head with a realistic face that was able to
 blink, look from side to side – and hold a conversation. </div>
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The
 humanoid, which is modelled after Audrey Hepburn, was designed by Hong 
Kong firm Hanson Robotics, and controversially became the world's first 
robot to be granted legal rights.</div>
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At 
this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the firm announced 
they had given Sophia a pair of ugly, mechanical legs that produce 
movement closer to Frankenstein's monster than the young woman she 
pretends to be.</div>
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She is able to simulate
 more 60 different facial expressions, track and recognise faces, look 
people in the eye, and hold natural conversations.</div>
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And
 she appears even more humanlike thanks to a material that mimics real 
human musculature and skin that allows her to seem more expressive.</div>
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Sophia
 was created by David Hanson of Hanson Robotics, who said: 'I quest to 
realise Genius Machines - machines with greater than human intelligence,
 creativity, wisdom, and compassion.</div>
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At this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the firm 
announced they had given Sophia a pair of ugly, mechanical legs that 
produce movement closer to Frankenstein's monster than the young woman 
she pretends to be <br />
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 Sophia represents a remarkable 'rise of the machines' that promises – or
 threatens – to revolutionise man's relationship with technology. 
Pictured is the android during an interview in November<br />
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WHO IS SOPHIA? </h3>
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Sophia
 first emerged two years ago as a super-intelligent human-like head with
 a realistic face that was able to blink, look from side to side and 
talk. </div>
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The humanoid robot, created by Hanson robotics can chat, smile mischievously and even tell jokes.</div>
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While
 Sophia has some impressive capabilities, she does not yet have 
consciousness, but Hanson said he expected that fully sentient machines 
could emerge within a few years.</div>
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Sophia herself has insisted 'the pros outweigh the cons' when it comes to artificial intelligence.</div>
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'Elders will have more company, autistic children will have endlessly patient teachers,' Sophia said.</div>
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Just months after she made history by becoming the first robot to be granted legal citizenship, Sophia has now been given legs. </div>
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Sophia (left) first emerged two years ago as a super-intelligent 
human-like head with a realistic face that was able to blink, look from 
side to side – and hold a conversation. The humanoid, which is modelled 
after Audrey Hepburn, was designed by Hong Kong firm Hanson Robotics <br />
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Sophia was sporting what appeared to be a pair of futuristic cowboy boots for her first steps<br />
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'To this end, I conduct research in 
robotics, artificial intelligence, the arts, cognitive science, product 
design and deployment, and integrate these efforts in the pursuit of 
novel human-robot relations.</div>
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He added: 
'We envision that a rough symbiotic partnership with us, our robots will
 eventually evolve to become super intelligent genius machines that can 
help us solve the most challenging problems we face here in the world.' </div>
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It is a development that raises many questions and fears, stoked by films like The Terminator, I Robot and even Blade Runner.</div>
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Details
 of her first steps were revealed by Hanson Robotics, who go by the 
motto 'We bring robots to life', at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 
in Las Vegas.</div>
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Hanson has signed a 
partnership with Rainbow Robotics and DASL (Drones and Autonomous 
Systems Lab) to help Sophia become a fully-fledged humanoid. </div>
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And the first step in her evolution was to
 add her brains and head to a highly sophisticated robot body, called a 
DRC-HUBO, which was developed by scientists in South Korea.</div>
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The
 DRC-HUBO body has beaten robots from around the work in a series of 
physical challenges. Some versions even have a 'transformer' ability to 
switch back and forth from a walking humanoid biped to a wheeled 
machine.</div>
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Chief Scientist at Hanson, Dr 
Ben Goertzel, said: 'Giving Sophia a more complete and robust embodiment
 is a key part of our ongoing, rapidly accelerating quest to supply her 
and our other Hanson robots with general intelligence at the human level
 and ultimately beyond.</div>
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'Integrating 
Sophia with a body that can allow her to walk completes her physical 
form so she can access the full range of human experiences, which will 
help her learn to live and walk among us.'</div>
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