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 ...

A robotics CEO in China is launching the world’s first “Humanoid pregnancy robot” that will feature an artificial womb and sell for $14,000. The tech executive claims his company will have a prototype ...

Chinese tech company Kaiwa Technology, led by Dr. Zhang Qifeng, has unveiled a project unlike any other: a humanoid robot designed to carry a human fetus within an artificial womb from conception to ...

A story circulating on social media this week featured a seemingly made-up scientist who is developing an equally imaginary "pregnancy robot." Virality ensued. When you purchase through links on our ...

The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet.

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 ...

Can everyone dial it down a little with the enthusiasm for humanoid robots that can’t even do anything useful yet? You’re scaring the Chinese economy. On Thursday, three Bloomberg reporters based in ...