Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
One important aspect of human communication that has gone relatively untapped by robots is nonverbal communication, particularly hand gestures. In fact, hand gestures are such an innate part of how humans interpret language that people who are blind from birth tend to have the same hand gestures as other fluent speakers in their language.
As a social robot, Sophia the Robot is able to use her robotic arms and hands to gesture while she speaks using a combination of hand-crafted animation and machine learning algorithms. She can use hand movements to emphasize specific points or use them to help convey emotions and other additional information.
Check out how our team has developed her hand and arm movements here: hansonrobotics.com/the-making-of-sophia-software-engineering-for-arms-and-hands
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About Hanson Robotics:
Hanson Robotics is an AI and robotics company dedicated to creating empathetic, living, intelligent machines that enrich our lives. Our innovations in AI research and development, robotics engineering, experiential design, storytelling, and material science bring robots to life as engaging characters, useful products, and evolving AI to achieve the ever-greater good for all.
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One important aspect of human communication that has gone relatively untapped by robots is nonverbal communication, particularly hand gestures. In fact, hand gestures are such an innate part of how humans interpret language that people who are blind from birth tend to have the same hand gestures as other fluent speakers in their language.
As a social robot, Sophia the Robot is able to use her robotic arms and hands to gesture while she speaks using a combination of hand-crafted animation and machine learning algorithms. She can use hand movements to emphasize specific points or use them to help convey emotions and other additional information.
Check out how our team has developed her hand and arm movements here: hansonrobotics.com/the-making-of-sophia-software-engineering-for-arms-and-hands
Subscribe to Hanson Robotics: bit.ly/2FWnF0M
Follow Sophia the Robot:
Twitter: twitter.com/realsophiarobot
Facebook: facebook.com/realsophiarobot
Instagram: instagram.com/realsophiarobot
YouTube: bit.ly/2RMawys
Follow Hanson Robotics:
Twitter: twitter.com/hansonrobotics
Facebook: facebook.com/hansonrobotics
Instagram: instagram.com/hansonrobotics
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hanson-robotics
YouTube: bit.ly/2FWnF0M
About Hanson Robotics:
Hanson Robotics is an AI and robotics company dedicated to creating empathetic, living, intelligent machines that enrich our lives. Our innovations in AI research and development, robotics engineering, experiential design, storytelling, and material science bring robots to life as engaging characters, useful products, and evolving AI to achieve the ever-greater good for all.
hansonrobotics.com
