A robot like the first person in the world is granted a visa card

Sophia, the world's smartest female robot, is granted an electronic visa card by the government agency of Azerbaijan as soon as she arrives at the airport.

Sophia's artificial-brain-shaped robot is taking part in a world tour representing Hanson Robotics in Hong Kong and stopping unexpectedly in the Caucasus last week, according to Forbes. The Caucasus stop marked the first time in the world that robots were granted a visa card during the two-minute process.

Sophia smiled at the airport.(Photo: Forbes).

Sophia's visit is organized by the government agency ASAN (Azerbaijan Service and Assessment Network). ASAN is working to reduce administrative procedures by establishing one-stop service centers to serve people. In order to show goodwill to Sophia, ASAN distributed the female electronic visa robot when it arrived at Baku International Airport.

At ASAN's one-stop center, people can apply for registration of birth, death, marriage or divorce, apply for a passport, re-issue a driver's license, business registration, legal advice for exemption. charge, get medical examination or treatment number or use translation service."Sophia is the perfect piece for ASAN. Electronic devices, both hardware and software, are its core, and ASAN is also providing electronic services" , Ulvi Mehdiyev, head of ASAN , share.

Sophia talks to President Ilham Aliyev.(Photo: Forbes).

Not only attracting attention when issuing visas for humanoid robots, ASAN also became a bridge to help Sophia meet and chat with Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev, when he attended the opening ceremony of ASAN's new complex. Sophia's structure includes a camera that looks for visual cues like facial expressions to decide how to continue the conversation.