The Digital Executive
Sophia the Robot’s Creator Shares the Genesis of His Creation from Sci-Fi Influences with CEO Dr. David Hanson | Ep 283
14 May 2021
Send us a text Hanson Robotics' Founder and CEO, Dr. David Hanson, joins Coruzant Technologies for the Digital Executive podcast. He shares as a kid how he was influenced by astronomer Carl Sagan, and writers such as Isaac Asimov, and Philip K. Dick. This influence helped open his imagination in his sculpting work and eventual creation of many robots, including Sophia the Robot.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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