{UAH} Saudi Arabia Has Sophia, and Now Egypt Wants a Robot, Too

Saudi Arabia Has Sophia, and Now Egypt Wants a Robot, Too

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Tarek El-Tablawy

August 30, 2018, 5:42 AM EDT

A model showing the new Egyptian capital

 

Photographer: Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images

Egypt's labyrinthine bureaucracy is tiptoeing into the 21st century.

The Arab world's most populous nation is building its own version of Sophia, the robot that was granted Saudi citizenship to dramatize the kingdom's plan to build a $500 billion futuristic city.

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