Will a robot be your next confidant? The Chinese company UBTech presented new androids with a hyper-realistic appearance, with soft skin and a sweet voice, designed to combat loneliness.
With a battery life of up to four hours, the U1 offers comforting words if it detects fatigue or stress, and over time improves its understanding of the user.
It can also detect health problems, remind you to take medications or advise on clothing.
Versions for all tastes
The robot can move its head, eyes and mouth, but it does not clean, cook or iron. Its capabilities don’t extend to bedrooms either. It is not designed “for now” to offer intimate relationships, UBTech emphasizes.
There is a female version (1.68 m) and a male version (1.83 m), with numerous styles, with suggestive dresses, a white jumpsuit or a seductive look. It can be customized to look like a loved one, a celebrity, or an imaginary character.
Prices start at 119,800 yuan and can go up to 990,000 yuan (about $145,000) for the most sophisticated model.
This type of product has been criticized for the emotional dependency it generates and the risk to confidentiality. However, UBTech promises data encryption and ensures that it will not be used to train AI models.
In China, robots are ubiquitous, both in factories and in public spaces, and enjoy broad social acceptance, in contrast to skepticism in the West.
China leads the development of humanoid robots and in 2025 it represented 85% of those installed in the world, according to Barclays bank.
Last year, more than 140 Chinese companies launched more than 330 models of humanoid robots, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Robotics is a priority for China, which has designated it as a strategic industry in its 2026-2030 five-year plan.
According to a study by Morgan Stanley, the Chinese market for humanoid robots could reach $2 billion this year and $15 billion in 2030.
UBTech, founded in 2012, also designs robots for industry and with the U1 seeks to make its way into the humanoid market for the general public, a hitherto unprofitable niche.
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