Hanson is regarded as a world leader in robotics. The core innovations of HRI spring from Hanson's research in materials, mechanics and software. WIRED called Hanson's work "genius", Science called him "head of his class" in social robots, and BBC called his robots "among the world's most advanced". Hanson has published in fields of materials science, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and robotics, and holds one patent with two more pending. Hanson and his robots have been featured in the NY Times, Popular Science, Science, IEEE Spectrum, WIRED, BBC, CNN, discovery Channel, and other media venues. In addition to material science and robotics, the secret to Hanson's robotics is artistry. Each robot is a four dimensional sculpture - every expression is sculpted via the action of the mechanics and polymer.

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