Put your creativity to a test and join an exhilarating event where you’ll be tasked to hack into Sophia the Robot, the most advanced humanoid robot created by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics.

Join a full-day hackathon with mentors from Hanson Robotics and MakerBay to brainstorm new, applicable AI-technology solutions by hacking into the Real Sophia platform, The Mira’s honorary brand ambassador and world’s first robot citizen who appeared on global forums as robot Ambassador for UNDP! Exclusively on October 24, 2020 at The Ballroom. Win a 6-month internship at Hanson Robotics and a half-year pass to the creative production space, MakerBay.

When: 24 October 2020 (Saturday), 10am – 7pm

Where: 18/F, The Ballroom, The Mira Hong Kong

For Whom: 10 – 100 years old

> 10 – 15 years (general digital literacy)

>> 16 – 24 years (basic understanding of computer coding)

>>> 25 – 100 (advanced computer programming required)

Prizes:

GOLD: Hanson Robotics Fellowship (internship+) 6 months, plus a 6-month pass in MakerBay

SILVER: “Camp Sophia”. Develop a project with Hanson Robotics, plus a 1-month pass in MakerBay

BRONZE: Tour of Hanson Robotics head office in HK, plus a tour of MakerBay

Categories:

Group 1: Beginner - General Digital Literacy

Challenge: Create a performance using Sophia to say how AI can help people--a short statement about AI for Good and then perform a "SophiaPop!" song and dance. (No coding knowledge required - Using virtual Sophia)

Group 2: Intermediate - Basic Coding

Challenge: Craft a particular response to a problem. Come up with an idea for how to use AI to help the world. Use both engineering and artistic design in your solutions. We want the technology to speak to people and help address at least one of the UN SDGs (Using virtual Sophia)

Group 3: Advanced - Coding Experience Required

Challenge: Craft a particular response to a problem. Come up with an idea for how to use AI to help the world. Use both engineering and artistic design in your solutions. We want the technology to speak to people and help address at least one of the UN SDGs. (Using real Sophia robot)

Prerequisites for joining:

- All Participants: Laptop, with coding software installed, 5GB of memory available, up-to-date browser

- Group 2 and 3: Read our documentation

- Group 3: Must know how to use ROSS Hardware Robotics Platform

About Sophia & Hanson Robotics

Put your creativity to a test and join an exhilarating event where you’ll be tasked to hack into Sophia the Robot, the most advanced humanoid robot created by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics.

Participants, navigated by a team of tech mentors from Hanson Robotics, MakerBay and HKU HackSoc, will attempt to craft a particular response to a problem, come up with an idea how to use AI to help the world and use both engineering and artistic design in their solutions developing on the virtual Sophia platform to create output in form of voice, gesture, and contextual interactions.

The first robot Innovation Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme who has been invited to appear at events in more than 60 countries, has met many heads of state and celebrities, including a date with Will Smith and singing her first duet on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

Hanson Robotics’ most advanced human-like robot, Sophia, personifies dreams for the future of AI. As a unique combination of science, engineering, and artistry, Sophia is simultaneously a human-crafted science fiction character depicting the future of AI and robotics, and a platform for advanced robotics and AI research, particularly for understanding human-robot interactions and their potential service and entertainment applications.

About MakerBay

Kick-started by Cesar Harada in 2015 MakerBay is a Hong Kong-based maker group with locations in Central and Tsuen Wan and 6 youth centres with space, tools and community focused on using innovation for social and environmental impact. Within the space people of all backgrounds can learn new skills and participate in events, develop inventions and grow businesses, as well as make use of a wide range of services, from consulting to digital fabrication. Its current members include scientists, engineers, designers, artists, beginners, and experts.