A team in China is reportedly developing humanoid “pregnancy robots” equipped with artificial wombs capable of carrying and delivering babies.
According to Chosun Biz, Dr. Zhang Qifeng, founder of Kaiwa Technology in Guangzhou, is spearheading the project. The robot is designed with a synthetic uterus inside its abdomen, connected by a hose that delivers nutrients to a fetus much like an umbilical cord.
The machine would be able to carry a pregnancy for about 10 months before giving birth, with the company planning to debut a prototype as early as next year.
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The expected price tag is around 100,000 yuan (about $14,000 USD), a fraction of the cost of surrogacy in the United States, which can range from $100,000 to $200,000.
Artificial womb inside a humanoid robot
“We want to integrate a gestation chamber into a humanoid robot and build an artificial womb so it can carry a full-term pregnancy in the normal way,” Zhang told tech outlet Kuai Ke Zhi.
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He added that the artificial womb technology “is already in a mature stage” and only needs to be fully integrated into the robot to support a human fetus.
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Chinese scientists are reportedly creating the world’s first pregnancy robot to carry and deliver human babies
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The concept recalls the 2017 “biobag” experiment at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where researchers kept premature lambs alive for weeks inside a temperature-controlled fluid environment.
While still in development, Zhang says his team is addressing ethical and legal concerns by holding forums with local authorities in Guangdong Province and submitting policy proposals to regulators.
Social media has been split over the project.
“I’ve seen enough sci-fi to know exactly how this ends. Not great for humanity,” one user wrote.
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Others defended the concept, arguing it could help parents struggling with IVF or surrogacy. “This isn’t for people who can and want to have pregnancy. It’s an optional choice,” one commenter said.
For now, the pregnancy robot remains a prototype. But, if it launches in 2026, it could spark one of the most disruptive debates in the history of reproductive technology.
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