Editing Social robot (section)

==Examples==
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One of the most well-known social robots currently in development is [[Sophia (robot)|Sophia]], developed by [[Hanson Robotics]]. Sophia is a social humanoid robot that can display more than 50 facial expressions, and is the first non-human to be given a United Nations title.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nations |first=United |title=At UN, robot Sophia joins meeting on artificial intelligence and sustainable development |url=https://www.un.org/en/desa/un-robot-sophia-joins-meeting-artificial-intelligence-and-sustainable-development |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=United Nations |language=en}}</ref>

[[Tesla, Inc.]] has developed a commercially available robot called [[Optimus (robot)]], which as of February 2025, costs USD $30,000. This robot is a humanoid that uses an AI to learn and communicate, with a goal of performing tasks similar tasks as humans.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Isaacson |first=Walter |title=Elon Musk |date=2023 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-1-3985-2749-2 |edition=1st |location=New York}}</ref>

[[SoftBank Robotics]] has developed multiple social, semi-humanoid robots which are frequently used in research, including [[Pepper (robot)|Pepper]] and [[Nao (robot)|Nao]]. Pepper is used both commercially and academically, as well as being used by consumers in over a thousand homes in Japan.

Other notable examples of social robots include [[ASIMO]] by [[Honda]], [[Jibo]], [[Vivian Chu#Diligent Robotics|Moxi]], and [[Kaspar (robot)|Kaspar]], designed by [[University of Hertfordshire]] to help children with autism learn responses from the robot through games and interactive play.<ref>{{cite news |title= Robot at Hertfordshire University aids autistic children |work= BBC News |date= 25 December 2011 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-16261057 |first=Patrick |last=Byrne |accessdate= 28 Sep 2014}}</ref> [[Anki (American company)|Anki]]'s robots Cozmo and Vector also fell into the category of social robots, but all were shut down between 2018 and 2019.

Social robots do not necessarily have to be humanoid. The most famous example of a non-humanoid social robot is [[Paro (robot)|Paro the seal]].