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littlemissmartypants

(35,621 posts) Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:23 PM 4 hrs ago

Chinese company unveils humanoid robot to combat loneliness

🇨🇳 🤖 Chinese company unveils humanoid robot to combat loneliness

Chinese robotics company UBTech has unveiled its new bionic humanoid robots powered by artificial intelligence and marketed as a remedy for loneliness for single people and the elderly

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Chinese robotics company UBTech has unveiled its new bionic humanoid robots powered by artificial intelligence and marketed as a remedy for loneliness for single people and the elderly
— AFP News Agency (@en.afp.com) 2026-07-03T16:01:14.948Z

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Chinese company unveils humanoid robot to combat loneliness (Original Post) littlemissmartypants 4 hrs ago OP

This is so strange...I'm elderly with no kids or family and I wouldn't be caught within 10 feet of these androids... wcmagumba 3 hrs ago #1

Lunacy. "It's a completely new species capable of giving its love to you alone." The CEO should get a highplainsdem 3 hrs ago #2

This! 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆 SheltieLover 3 hrs ago #4

They would make great eavesdropping platforms if only they made them a bit more normal (i.e., uglier). The Madcap 3 hrs ago #10

So how many did Trump order? Raven123 3 hrs ago #3

He hired one as his communications spokesperson (Karoline) The Madcap 3 hrs ago #9

Amazing! anciano 3 hrs ago #5

Get a dog if you want a friend DBoon 3 hrs ago #6

I was about to post-- Bayard 3 hrs ago #7

They used to make them as inanimate inflatables...(sorry, couldn't resist) The Madcap 3 hrs ago #8

Kind of sad. Jim__ 1 hr ago #11

wcmagumba

(7,070 posts)

1. This is so strange...I'm elderly with no kids or family and I wouldn't be caught within 10 feet of these androids...

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:26 PM

3 hrs ago

highplainsdem

(63,832 posts)

2. Lunacy. "It's a completely new species capable of giving its love to you alone." The CEO should get a

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:39 PM

3 hrs ago

prison sentence for fraud for that statement alone.

SheltieLover

(82,860 posts)

4. This! 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:45 PM

3 hrs ago

The Madcap

(2,201 posts)

10. They would make great eavesdropping platforms if only they made them a bit more normal (i.e., uglier).

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 04:22 PM

3 hrs ago

Fake homeless people, fake shoppers, fake politicians (wait, we already have those)...

I could see this be a way of gathering data that few would notice.