China’s extreme automation is a strength, but it’s also a response to the country’s most fundamental weakness: the impending ...

Foreign guests visit Robot World in Beijing E-Town as part of Global Leaders' Meeting on Women activities on October 14, 2025 ...

In August 2025, a rumor began to spread that a "pregnancy robot" was in development in China. Social media posts and articles circulated with different AI-generated images of such a robot, including ...

Chinese scientists have reportedly unveiled plans for the world’s first humanoid robot capable of carrying a pregnancy to term. Led by Dr. Zhang Qifeng of Kaiwa Technology in Guangzhou, the project is ...

Robots can do a lot these days. Cleaning houses, building machines, helping doctors in surgery, and now, a scientist based out of China is working on a robot that can carry a human fetus to term. The ...

Dr. Zhang Qifeng, a PhD at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, leads the project. Unlike an incubator that supports premature babies, this robot would replicate the entire gestational ...

In what may become one of the most controversial advances in medical technology, a Chinese research team has developed a humanoid robot equipped with a fully functional artificial womb, capable of ...

Noetix Robotics’ new humanoid Bumi sells for just $1,380, making it one of the most affordable robots in China.

China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming the dominant maker. By Meaghan Tobin and Keith Bradsher Meaghan Tobin ...

A story circulating on social media this week featured a seemingly made-up scientist who is developing an equally imaginary "pregnancy robot." Virality ensued. Bizarre imagery flooded newsfeeds this ...