A female robot named Sophia has been granted citizenship by Saudi Arabian government citizen amidst mixed reactions. On Monday, October 23, 2017, Sophia made her first public appearance in the ...

Saudi Arabia has become the first country in the world to grant citizenship to a robot. Sophia, a robot designed by Hanson Robotics, received the honor Wednesday at the Future Investment ...

She also speaks English. Sophia was activated in 2015. She shot to fame after becoming the first robot to gain the citizenship of a country – when Saudi Arabia gave her nationality last year.

He pointed to the fact Sophia is a citizen of Saudi Arabia, has visited 65 countries and spoken to the United Nations. Rizk was tight-lipped on what his Q&A with Sophia would actually touch on, but ...

She was created by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics in 2016 and granted Saudi Arabian citizenship in 2017, becoming the world’s first robot citizen.

She is also the first robot to be granted citizenship, so she is a person in Saudi Arabia – a move that surprised even her engineers.

In 2017, a robot named Sophia was granted Saudi Arabian citizenship, a dubious move on many fronts.

She was created by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics in 2016 and granted Saudi Arabian citizenship in 2017, becoming the world’s first robot citizen.