Chinese scientists are reportedly developing the world’s first ‘pregnancy robot’, a humanoid that will carry a baby in an artificial womb and mimic a full-term pregnancy. For those struggling to conceive,

Kaiwa Technology unveiled a humanoid robot pregnancy system with an artificial womb at the 2025 World Robot Conference, set to prototype in 2026. This innovation aims to revolutionize infertility treatments and reproductive medicine by mimicking a real pregnancy.

The first World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in China, with robots competing against each other in track and field, soccer, kickboxing and other events.

Unitree Robotics brought the spotlight-grabbing machines at Beijing’s set piece robots competition on Friday, burnishing its reputation as a national champion for China’s ambitions in developing AI and humanoids.

Robots that cannot only run, dance, and play football but also sort parts in an assembly line and participate in games like mahjong and boxing were once confined to science fiction fantasies. However,

Humanoid robots are generating intense hype, but supply-chain players remain wary, pointing to two uncertainties: unclear industrial use cases and lagging technical progress. With component standards still undefined,

Homed in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, Zhang said that “The artificial womb technology is already in a mature stage, and now it needs to be implanted in the robot’s abdomen so that a real person and the robot can interact to achieve pregnancy, allowing the fetus to grow inside.”

Humanoid robots have showcased their talents at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The event began on Thursday evening.