UBTech just introduced its first full-size Ultra-Bionic humanoid robot, but what it really wants to do is make robot replicas of loved ones — that's a hard no

• UBTech just introduced its most-human-yet robot
• The silicon skin is realistic and creepy
• It launches in China this year but there are also plans to customize the to look however you wish

Ubtech, last seen deploying humanoid robots to patrol the China-Vietnam border, is back with its creepiest creation yet, the UWorld U1, its first mass-produced, full-sized "ultra-bionic humanoid robot."

I know that's a mouthful, but the UWorld U1 Series does mark a departure for UBTech, which has traditionally produced faceless automatons aimed primarily at business, enterprise, and the border. However, the company has long had consumer ambitions, and the UWorld U1 Series may be the bot to realize them.

This new humanoid robot features silicon skin, a lifelike face with eyes that follow you, lashes that blink coquetishly (ick), and 88 degrees of freedom across its full-sized robotic body. It even has what UBTech calls a "dual-pivot biomimetic cervical...

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