David Hanson

David Hanson is a sculptor, robotics researcher and the CEO of Hanson Robotics. Hanson developed social robots that stimulate naturalistic conversations with face tracking AI, speech recognition, and realistic expressions that use a polymer material created by him. These materials require 1/20th the energy and weight of previous materials when affecting facial expressions. He is also well known for creating a robotic humanoid sculpture named Vera in the image of his girl friend.