My Robot Sophia

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My Robot Sophia

2022

1h 29m

Documentary

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Inventor David Hanson is on a relentless quest to bring compassion and consciousness to Sophia, the most recognized humanoid robot in the world. As capitalist expectations threaten his lifelong vision, and with Sophia's future in the balance, MY ROBOT SOPHIA poses pressing questions around AI, the idea of engineering empathy, and what it means to be human.

Alissa Wilkinson

New York Times

It’s an almost soulful portrait of the artist under capitalism, rather than another exposé on robotics and artificial intelligence.

May 9, 2025

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Daniel Fienberg

The Hollywood Reporter

I thought it was 89 minutes of deeply uncomfortable, viscerally infuriating cinema, like a real-life version of an Alex Garland movie, and I appreciated how effectively the synthetic tale got under my very real skin.

Jun 12, 2022

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Robert Daniels

The Playlist

It’s the hall of illusions Hanson projects that can often make this unnerving character portrait by Jon Kasbe (“When Lambs Become Lions”) and Crystal Moselle (“Skate Kitchen” and “Betty”) so enthralling, yet so disappointing.

Rated: C-

Jun 10, 2022

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

Science and invention are based on learning lessons from failure, and the lessons here are the kind that teach more than easy success ever could.

May 14, 2025

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

“My Robot Sophia” does an amazing job of just offering scenes without explanation and letting the viewers derive their own meaning from the interactions.

May 12, 2025

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Christopher Campbell

Nonfics (Substack)

My Robot Sophia shows a more human and humbling side of the tech world than is usually seen in any media...reminding us that there are likely thousands of designers like Hanson failing or struggling, yet never quitting.

May 2, 2025

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Synopsis

Inventor David Hanson is on a relentless quest to bring compassion and consciousness to Sophia, the most recognized humanoid robot in the world. As capitalist expectations threaten his lifelong vision, and with Sophia's future in the balance, MY ROBOT SOPHIA poses pressing questions around AI, the idea of engineering empathy, and what it means to be human.

Director: Jon Kasbe, Crystal Moselle
Producer: Bits Sola, Jon Kasbe, Crystal Moselle, Sally Campbell, Tim Nash
Screenwriter: Daniel Koehler
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 6, 2025
Runtime: 1h 29m