Robots

Watch: China’s Most Lifelike Robot Yet

The University of Science and Technology (UST) in Anhui, China recently showcased its incredibly realistic-looking humanoid robot. Jia Jia can talk, make facial expressions, and generally interact with humans – to the extent that she can sense if you’re taking a bad photo of her and tell you off for it. “Don’t come too close to me when you are taking a picture. It will make my face look fat,” Jia Jia told a would-be snapper during the unveiling.

Still, Jia Jia, with her silicone skin, is deep in the uncanny valley – incredibly realistic, but not quite human, enough to give you quite an eerie feeling. Perhaps not quite as eerie, though, as the Scarlett Johansson replica made by China’s Ricky Ma that he also unveiled earlier this year.