China unveils humanoid AI 'companion robots' to ease loneliness
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A Chinese tech-firm has unveiled a new AI-driven robot which it says is the first of its kind designed to tackle loneliness. Developers say more than 13,000 orders have already been placed. The human-like “companion robots” are said to provide owners with “unconditional love”. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Shenzhen, China. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #China #Technology #HumanoidRobots #Robots #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Science #ChinaCompanionRobots #AICompanion #EmotionalRobot #LifelikeRobots #Loneliness #MentalHealth #UBTech #AlJazeeraEnglish
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