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littlemissmartypants

(35,657 posts) Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:23 PM Yesterday

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 Yesterday 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 Yesterday #1

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

This! 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆 SheltieLover Yesterday #4

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

So how many did Trump order? Raven123 Yesterday #3

He hired one as his communications spokesperson (Karoline) The Madcap Yesterday #9

Amazing! anciano Yesterday #5

Get a dog if you want a friend DBoon Yesterday #6

I was about to post-- Bayard Yesterday #7

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

Kind of sad. Jim__ 23 hrs ago #11

wcmagumba

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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...

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Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:26 PM

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highplainsdem

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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

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prison sentence for fraud for that statement alone.

SheltieLover

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4. This! 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:45 PM

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The Madcap

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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

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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.