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Sophia the robot, clad in traditional Korean dress "hanbok," speaks during a conference at a Seoul hotel on Jan. 30, 2018, giving an address on the basic rights of robots. The social humanoid robot, developed by Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics, is able to display more than 62 facial expressions. In October 2017, the robot became a citizen of Saudi Arabia, the first robot to receive citizenship of any country. (Yonhap) (END)

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