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Sophia, a robot with artificial intelligence, is coming to Dhaka to mark this year's Digital World exhibition, said State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak.
"People will be able to meet and talk with Sophia, the human like robot on the first day of Digital World exhibition on December 6 from 2:30pm to 4pm at Banganandhu International Conference Centre in the city," he said at a press conference at the secretariat on Tuesday.
"On the occasion of this year's Digital World Expo, we invited the first ever social robot Sophia and its creator David Hanson, they will reach Dhaka on December 5," he said.
The four-day expo will start on December 6 and conclude on December 9.
Sophia was given Saudi citizenship earlier this year, making her the first robot ever to get such a status from a country.