Meet Sophia, the Robot That Looks Almost Human

A transparent skull allows people to literally peer into the head of Sophia, one of the most sophisticated humanoid robots yet built. Hong Kong firm Hanson Robotics created Sophia with an advanced neural network and delicate motor controls that allow the machine to emulate human social interactions. Rubberized faces stretch into familiar shapes, driven by tiny motors and a distant version of artificial intelligence--is this the future? Meet Sophia, a social robot created by former Disney Imagineer David Hanson. Modeled in part after Audrey Hepburn and Hanson's wife, the robot was built to mimic social behaviors and inspire feelings of love and compassion in humans.