Chinese Researchers Create Jia Jia – Super Realistic Humanoid Robot

Chinese Researchers Create Jia Jia – Super Realistic Humanoid Robot

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Anhui, China, have created a humanoid robot named Jia Jia, who can move her arms, make different facial expressions, and respond to human conversation.

Jia Jia, the product of three years’ work by a team at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, greeted the assembled audience at her unveiling by saying: “Hello everyone, I’m Jia Jia. Welcome!”

Jiajia’s skin is made of a silicone material, and she’s able to blink and nod in response to questions. Jia Jia’s limited motion and stilted speech shouldn’t leave anyone in any doubt she’s a robot. However, she looks fairly realistic, with a flexible plastic face, long flowing brown hair, and an eye-catching gold dress.

The team boasts that she’s able to recognize voices belonging to different people, and has some capability of processing speech and responding intelligently — like Siri come to life.

Chinese netizens on Weibo are commenting how realistic she appears at a glance, but some pointed out that her stony facial expressions and mechanical hand movements make her seem pretty creepy.