Little Sophia: STEM AI Robot by Hanson Robotics

Remember Sophia? It is an amazing smart robot by Hanson Robotics. The company is now building a small version of it for kids. Little Sophia stands 14″ tall and gets kid 7-13 years old introduced to coding and AI. It comes with facial tracking, a wide range of facial expressions, and smart selfie feature. You can program the robot with Blockly an Python.

Little Sophia responds to commands and actively engages your kids in conversations. It can tell stories, play games, and sing. It is WiFi enabled and works with iOS and Android devices. This project is getting funded on Kickstarter. Expected to ship in December.