Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
As an intersection between science and art, Sophia the Robot recently learned to draw portraits. Sophia’s talent for drawing was a joint collaboration between Hanson Robotics Limited and Patrick Tresset, an artist who uses robots and autonomous computational systems to create art.
Before Sophia ever puts pen to paper, she first uses her eye and chest cameras to take a photo of her subject. She then processes the photo to find the right balance between dark and light, and removes the background around the face. In collaboration with Patrick Tresset, Sophia’s AI software then turns the photo into a sketch and translates the sketch into lines and curves in three-dimensional space. Hanson Robotics was able to augment the previous work of Tresset at this stage using a general-purpose inverse kinematics engine to create arm and hand control in 3D space instead of 2D.
Learn more about Sophia's drawing capabilities here: bit.ly/2OniNG9
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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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As an intersection between science and art, Sophia the Robot recently learned to draw portraits. Sophia’s talent for drawing was a joint collaboration between Hanson Robotics Limited and Patrick Tresset, an artist who uses robots and autonomous computational systems to create art.
Before Sophia ever puts pen to paper, she first uses her eye and chest cameras to take a photo of her subject. She then processes the photo to find the right balance between dark and light, and removes the background around the face. In collaboration with Patrick Tresset, Sophia’s AI software then turns the photo into a sketch and translates the sketch into lines and curves in three-dimensional space. Hanson Robotics was able to augment the previous work of Tresset at this stage using a general-purpose inverse kinematics engine to create arm and hand control in 3D space instead of 2D.
Learn more about Sophia's drawing capabilities here: bit.ly/2OniNG9
Subscribe to Hanson Robotics: bit.ly/2FWnF0M
Follow Sophia the Robot:
Twitter: twitter.com/realsophiarobot
Facebook: facebook.com/realsophiarobot
Instagram: instagram.com/realsophiarobot
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/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
