US EditionChina Eyes World's First Pregnancy Robot by 2026: Is This the Future of Fertility?
Kaiwa Technology's robot aims to reduce infertility impacts and surrogacy costs, offering medical training and partner awareness benefits while raising ethical and regulatory debates.
- Created by Kaiwa Technology, Guangzhou-based company, the humanoid pregnancy robot aims to carry a foetus to birth at around 100,000 yuan, cheaper than surrogacy.
- Faced with rising infertility rates in China—from 12 per cent in 2007 to around 18 per cent in 2020—the idea of pregnancy robots, attributed to Zhang Qifeng and Kaiwa Technology, emerged but remains disputed.
- Engineers say the system would mimic a uterus filled with artificial amniotic fluid, using a tube as an umbilical cord and sensors with artificial intelligence to simulate pregnancy stages, reflecting US 'biobag' experiments on premature lambs.
- Legal experts in China are debating rules from parental rights to black-market risks, while critics warn of weakened maternal bonds and commodification, and supporters highlight reduced burdens for families.
- In recent weeks, outlets including Newsweek, The Telegraph and the New York Post have amplified claims without full verification, while observers note the technology's promise and limits as 2026 approaches.
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Mainstream Publications Are Getting Suckered by a Ridiculous Fake News Story About a "Pregnancy Robot"
From in vitro fertilization to designer babies, the world of reproductive science has seen advances over the years that have profoundly changed the way humans conceive and give birth. Unfortunately, artificial human wombs are not yet among those breakthroughs that have made the jump from concept to real life. But that hasn't stopped a number of news sites from running with a bonkers story about plans to build a humanoid "pregnancy robot" that ca…
China eyes world's first pregnancy robot by 2026: Is this the future of fertility?
Chinese scientists are developing the world's first pregnant robot, a humanoid designed to carry a foetus in an artificial womb, with a prototype expected by 2026. This technology is presented as a potential solution for infertility and an alternative to surrogacy, which is illegal in many countries including India, at a projected cost of around 12 lakh rupees. The development has ignited a global debate on its legal and ethical implications. Th…
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China's ‘Pregnancy Robot' could replace human womb by 2026: A boon or a threat?
China is reportedly developing a new humanoid pregnancy robot with an artificial womb that could deliver babies without the need for women. The innovation will go operational by next year (2026). Created by Kaiwa Technology in Guangzhou, this project aims to address rising infertility rates but has triggered global debates over ethics, motherhood, and human bonds. What is China’s pregnancy robot? The researchers at Kaiwa Technology are building …
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