# Sophia at Cambridge, United Kingdom: deployment

Canonical ID: `2d65547a-a78f-4c28-b152-3a7f1fe7dc4e`

[Hanson Robotics](/companies/hanson-robotics.md) androids deployed at Cambridge University. Two decades of human-like robots serving at research institutions. [Sophia](/models/hanson-sophia.md) is the most advanced model.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** hanson-sophia-cambridge-university
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Sophia](/models/hanson-sophia.md) (id: `9bd21ff6-8eea-4b26-9b63-9bf9e8de153e`)
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)
- **Company:** [Hanson Robotics](/companies/hanson-robotics.md) (id: `435c90f6-8825-43bf-819a-1700e1dad06b`)
- **Location:** [Cambridge, United Kingdom](/locations/cambridge-united-kingdom-2.md) (id: `4d081abf-1bcf-4691-8554-dde6a913fde4`)
- **First seen:** 2018-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.hansonrobotics.com/sophia-utility

## Verified answers

- [Which humanoid robots can you actually buy in 2026?](/which-humanoid-robots-can-you-actually-buy.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Sophia deployment at Cambridge, United Kingdom?

Sophia, built by Hanson Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Cambridge, United Kingdom on the DEPLOY registry. Hanson Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Sophia at Cambridge, United Kingdom?

Hanson Robotics, the manufacturer of Sophia, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Sophia deployment at Cambridge, United Kingdom go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Sophia deployment at Cambridge, United Kingdom?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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