Sophia in city

Robot Sophia
Robot Sophia

World's first robot citizen with artificial intelligence, Sophia, arrived in Dhaka early Tuesday to attend the country's digital fair-- Digital World-2017.

Public relations officer of the ICT Division Abu Naser told UNB that a Dragon Airlines flight carrying Sophia from Hong Kong landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today, Tuesday.

Sophia will be ready to attend the fair on Wednesday after her body parts are installed.

There will be two sessions on Wednesday for Sophia. In the first session, the robot will have a meeting with the country's policymakers and newsmen.

In the second session, there will be a discussion with young game, software and app developers and innovators.

David Hanson will also present a keynote paper on artificial intelligence.