Dr. Zhang Qifeng, a PhD at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, leads the project. Unlike an incubator that supports premature babies, this robot would replicate the entire gestational ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. False news of a so-called pregnancy robot being developed in China spread across the web this ...

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 ...

“Birth tourism” — where pregnant women have their child on America soil to become citizens — has been happening for decades. But Chinese elites have “weaponized” the practice, says author Peter ...

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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 California man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a “birth tourism” scheme, feds say. Getty Images/istockphoto Two California residents ran a “birth tourism” business that helped ...

Chinese firms have been accused of making job applicants take pregnancy tests. Prosecutors in Jiangsu investigated 16 companies in Nantong, according to Procuratorial Daily. This contradicts China's ...