If Robotix gets their act together and lives up to their interview discussion, they might still get a more practical and better orice home companion out on the market first. The owner claims that they are going to incorporate some very basic mobility ,home skill and medical alert assistance into their next generation of A.I. Harmony ptiduction model's.

I don't think that most guys would mind their companion using a self recharging mobility base like the Sophia used to have to get around at home to clean .Make it useful like a Roomba and you're already halfway there.

When a big success moves a level up , someone smaller will be glad to fill that space. Hanson Robotics Sophia is going to be replaced with a new advanced version mass production model, by Machani Robotics , Project RIA.

It's always less expensive and easier to let soneone else do the year's of R&D and engineering to create the top of the line high end product. Then you just have to find a way to make a similar product cheaper and just different enough to not get sued for copyright infringement