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Meet Sofia, the hyperrealistic android that has surprised the world

Sofia reminds us a little of the female character of «Ex Machina», her naked head shows that skull where the wires, circuits and that perfect engineering capable of threading a cold emotion shine.

This android created by the company Hanson Robotics has gone around the world in recent days.The reason? We are not facing a normal robot, this silicone skin lady has 62 facial architectures that allow her to show a wide range of emotions to empathize with her interlocutor.

Would you like to know more about Sofia?

Meet Sofia, the hyperrealistic android

We will start talking about the company Hanson Roberts.They are known for launching a kind of challenge to society that invites us to the reflection. His motto is "we bring robots into your life", offer us "animatronic" creatures to make our world a simpler, freer and more accessible place.For now, and among his best known creations we have for example, a bust of Einstein that works with battery, Diego, a child who responds and learns from the female face simulating mother-child interaction.

In turn, science fiction lovers will enjoy an amazing robot that perfectly simulates the physicist and personality of the famous writer Philip K.Dick.Has an advanced computer vision and biometric identification software with which, interact within a limited time with the people around you.Here you have an example.

But let's talk about Sofia now. Today is the "pampered girl" of Hanson Robotics, presented recently at the exhibition "SXSW" in Austin, Texas .She was described as the most advanced hyperrealistic android so far, especially for the realism of that face capable of showing any emotion, and even more, of showing empathy with the interlocutor in front of you.

Meet Sofia, the hyperrealistic android that has surprised the world

Sofia has cameras in her eyes that allow her to recognize faces and set a perfect eye contact or, little by little, gesturing always adapting to the context of the situation or the conversation. Surprising is not it? Of course, and achieves it thanks to software that they have baptized as «Character Engine AI », capable of giving it, so to speak, a personality of its own (or at least, that's what its creators assure).

Meet Sofia, the hyperrealistic android that has surprised the world

Diego, the robot of Hanson Robotics

At this point you will wonder with that end has been created to Sofia. The company says that his android-woman would be very useful in the health sector, in the domestic service or even in teaching .It did not take much more, but it was enough to surprise the world and ask ourselves once again the following question:

What would happen if in the future the robots took care of a large part of the tasks of our so modern heavens (such as factories, home care, assembly lines...etc)? At the moment that is the purpose of these engineers, p orque, and everything has to be said, seems very distant to us that day when the robots live normally among us.

Only with thinking about it -and seeing even Sofia herself -there are those who feel a chill.Is that your case? Do not forget to leave your comment and remember the case of the robot that makes you feel chilling presences.

Image: Ranson Robotics

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