# Sophia at Washington, DC, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `80470851-40d8-4be0-a24b-f5f520c1cce5`

[Hanson Robotics](/companies/hanson-robotics.md) androids deployed at The Smithsonian. Part of two decades of deployments at research and cultural institutions.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** hanson-sophia-smithsonian
- **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:** [Washington, DC, USA](/locations/washington-dc-usa-2.md) (id: `ddeb3264-9d37-46a8-b4ee-3809b07434b8`)
- **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 Washington, DC, USA?

Sophia, built by Hanson Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Washington, DC, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Hanson Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Sophia at Washington, DC, USA?

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 Washington, DC, USA 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 Washington, DC, USA?

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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