Sophia will soon be joined by a robotic humanoid "sister" called Joyce.

Sophia is a practical humanoid robot capable of possessing humanlike gestures and communicating with people, as we are all aware. It's intended for use in science, education, and entertainment, as well as to encourage public debate on AI ethics and the prospects of robotics. Sophia the bot, was introduced in 2016 by Hanson Robotics, a Hong Kong-based company, and created quite a buzz in the AI community. She is the first robot in the world to have legal 'personhood,' which means she has rights. She was born in Saudi Arabia and is the first robot in the world to have legitimate 'personhood.'

Hanson Robotics recently announced a new collaboration with Immervision, an optics company, to "further develop machine perception to help deliver human-like vision and beyond." Sophia will soon be joined by a robotic humanoid "sister" called Joyce.

As per report of Businesswire, "We are very excited to be partnering with Immervision on the JOYCE project," said David Hanson, CEO of Hanson Robotics. "I believe that strong computer vision like Immervision's products, combined with embodied cognition of a social robot-like Sophia and her little sister JOYCE, will produce in huge leaps forward in useful AI and robotics."

So, what is the hype all about?

Sophia and Joyce, humanoid robots, will be referred to as siblings, according to the company. Immervision's panomorphEYE-based visual cortex will be implanted in Joyce's body. Three ultra-wide-angle panomorph cameras will be mounted in the visual cortex. Joyce, the second humanoid robot, can improve visual perception by using data-in-picture technology and numerous sensors to feed data to its AI, neural network, and computer vision.

Immervision is currently looking for new participants to join the JOYCE collaboration. Immervision will make a development kit accessible to entrepreneurs, universities, and technology companies in order to promote this partnership. This kit will enable JOYCE program partners to add extra sensors, software, and AI algorithms to help JOYCE overcome computer vision challenges by enhancing her perception and understanding of her environment.

Machines with human-level perception, particularly vision, will have a massive economic impact across many industries. Immervision invites the computer vision group to join the JOYCE collaboration as collaborators, to use their innovations to improve JOYCE, and to benefit from a promising future.

Hanson Robotics and Immervision have not yet given a date or timetable for the creation or launch of Joyce. Alain Paquin, however, mentioned that the company is planning for it and that it will be released in "a few months." Hanson Robotics, according to a Reuters survey, plans to mass-produce robots by the end of the year.