# David Hanson: person

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Founder and CEO of Hanson Robotics (founded 2013, Hong Kong), creator of Sophia the humanoid robot. Holds PhD in Interactive Arts and Technology from University of Texas at Dallas, and BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Previously a sculptor and material researcher at Disney Imagineering. Sophia was activated February 2016, became the first robot granted citizenship (Saudi Arabia, 2017), and became the UN Development Programme's first Innovation Champion (2017).

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## Current roles (1)

- [Hanson Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/hanson-robotics.md) Founder, CEO since 2013-01-01 (secondary-verified)

## Foundings (1)

- [Hanson Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/hanson-robotics.md) founded 2013-01-01 (sole)

## Sources (2)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hanson_(robotics_designer)
2. https://businessabc.net/wiki/david-hanson


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