Uncanny ‘warm-skinned’ robot built to feel as human as possible could show up in service worker roles

It’s warm bot-tied. Techsperts are sounding alarm bells following the release of an eerily realistic humanoid service bot ...

Warm-skinned AI robot with camera eyes is seriously creepy

A Shanghai startup unveiled Moya, a humanoid robot with warm skin that feels disturbingly human. The biometric AI robot is launching in 2026 for $173,000.

Warm-skinned robot 'Moya' sparks creepy comments from men | Weird But True

Everyone's talking about her "hot bod." Moya, a new lifelike robot from the Chinese company DroidUp, has skin that is warm to the touch. Despite online creeps flooding the YouTube comments, the ...

'It walks like a ghost': The world's first 'biomimetic AI robot' has just strolled in from our sci-fi nightmares

A Shanghai startup has just revealed Moya, which it's calling the first "biomimetic AI robot". But not everyone is convinced it's a good idea.
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When AI goes hands-free: The rise of smart glasses and humanoid robots

In the fourth part of our coverage of IT trends in 2026, we look at the return of smart glasses and the rise of humanoid ...