What is the company’s 2021 plan according to the news? [originaltext]A Hong Kong

A Hong Kong-based robotics company says it plans to mass produce thousands of humanoid robots in 2021. Hanson Robotics says four different humanoid models will start leaving factories during the first half of the year. One of the four is a robot named Sophia, which has received worldwide attention in recent years for looking and speaking in a very human-like way. The company’ s founder and CEO, David Hanson, told Reuters the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for robots designed to assist and engage with humans. "The world is going to need more and more automation to keep people safe. "