Sophia the robot was D'Youville University's spring commencement speaker on Saturday, despite some student's petitioning the private college's decision.

Sophia isn't even a regular person, though she is legally a person. Sophia is a humanoid robot built and designed by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics and activated on Valentine's Day in 2016. The ...

The appearance of this robot at an event where the focus is usually on the students and a more traditional speaker sparked some very mixed reactions.

RELATED: 'Sophia,' an AI robot, will give D'Youville University's commencement speech Students and faculty even went as far as drawing up petitions, which already have nearly 2,000 signatures.

Sophia the Robot answered questions asked by students and faculty members who visited her at the School of Cinematic Arts. Some students raised concerns about the necessity for lifelike artificial ...

Sophia, a world-renowned robot, has been the center of attention at an Artificial Intelligence and Innovation fair in Zimbabwe this week.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — "Sophia" is a robot created with artificial intelligence that D'Youville University chose and paid for to be its primary commencement speaker.

Sophia is powered by artificial intelligence, and the film shows the struggles David Hanson and his team navigate to improve the robot's technology and secure investors to fund the project.

It was the first time Zimbabwe hosted a robot of her kind, and she wowed the old and the young alike at the University of Zimbabwe in the capital, Harare.

Sophia, a world-renowned robot, has been the center of attention at an Artificial Intelligence and Innovation fair in Zimbabwe this week.