Little Sophia a robot buddy that promises to teach kids to code

Hanson Robotics started selling little version of human-like robot Sophia, After Sophia appeared on the cover of cosmopolitan and participated in numerous television programs, she presented to the world in November 2018 her younger sister during her participation in the Tonight Show, Hanson Robotics launched a campaign to finance the design of the new robot and give others the opportunity to welcome little Sophia to their families.

Little Sophia is 35 centimeters long and has eye-like eyes on Japan's anime characters, a silvery figure and a hair-free head like her big sister. She can sing, walk, dance, track faces and make jokes, but her primary goal is education, allowing children 7 to 13 years old Programming robot using the programming language Python and Blockley.

"Little Sofia could help teach the principles of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, especially for girls, in a fun, safe, inspiring and interactive way," said the statement of the campaign.
The company has set $ 75,000 as the target for the financing campaign on the Cake Starter site. In 58 days, the company raised more than $ 60,000, which means there is a very high potential for the company's success in obtaining financing for its project. The price of Little Sofia ranges from $ 99 to $ 149. Depending on the time of purchase, and the company expects to begin delivering copies in December of this year.
Little Sofia will not be the only educational robot in the world, but it may grab the spotlight from her older sister and become more influential, perhaps even the first generation of robots.