Pregnancy Robot?

@Kandae11 (56828)
August 19, 2025 11:58am CST
What next? China has made a bold step in reproductive technology by developing a pregnancy robot ( should be available in a year). The robot will be equipped with a womb and is expected "to replicate the entire gestation process from conception to delivery" The idea is to support families facing infertility...who knows what can go wrong. What are your thoughts? You can read about it in the link below. China develops pregnancy robot to aid infertile families https://share.google/LWsmmUBnPTZ1i3Btl
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@DaddyEvil (160021)
• United States
19 Aug
It's the same start-up as in vitro fertilization but instead of implanting the fetus into a living person, it continues in the "test tube". The fetus can be seen the entire time and can be easily aborted if anything goes wrong. (Unless laws continue to claim that a bunch of cells that can't survive on their own is a "baby".)
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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19 Aug
They say it will be fed through a hose which is like the umbilical cord and the robot will communicate with the fetus....
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@DaddyEvil (160021)
• United States
19 Aug
@Kandae11 Yeah, they have machines that will "nurture" the fetus. Changing the shape of the machine is no problem at all. And adding a robotic voice to the machine doesn't change anything, either.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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19 Aug
@DaddyEvil l guess they have it all carefully planned out. I am just wondering what part the parents will play.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (86566)
• United States
19 Aug
I don't know how I feel about this. I can see it having advantages and disadvantages
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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19 Aug
There will be advantages and lots of disadvantages- l am sure.
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mynameiskate
@mynameiskate (2643)
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20 Aug
Such as? I have few too.
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rakski
@rakski (149255)
• Philippines
19 Aug
Oh my. I wonder how will be the bond between baby and supposed to be 'mother'
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rakski
@rakski (149255)
• Philippines
20 Aug
@Kandae11 it's weird
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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19 Aug
They've got that worked out l'm sure.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231504)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Aug
Don't want to think about it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231504)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Aug
@Kandae11 The Horror.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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19 Aug
Its the future! Well come to think of it- not too far away...
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (115177)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Aug
It is an odd machine for a robot to get pregnant.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (115177)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Aug
@Kandae11 Thank you for explaining since I have heard of this before.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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19 Aug
Well, the robot is just the machine with a womb - they will do the rest.
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mynameiskate
@mynameiskate (2643)
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20 Aug
"Ethical and legal discussions are already underway with officials in Guangdong Province, exploring policy frameworks to guide this unprecedented technology." - from same article When it comes to robotics China says it does a lot of things that it doesn't really do. I suspect this might be one of those. I feel this is a large enough discussion to include the entire world community in medicine and social development not just Guangdong Province?
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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20 Aug
I realized this would be too big for one country to institute without other countries having a say.
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mynameiskate
@mynameiskate (2643)
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21 Aug
@Kandae11 But what could anyone do to stop a country from doing what ever they wish? Oh I know higher tar-ifs.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (197564)
• United States
20 Aug
Sounds way too out there to me
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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20 Aug
Hard to fathom it is.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (154201)
• India
20 Aug
What next is all what I can say.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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20 Aug
Indeed, what next
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (89911)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Aug
Now that sounds really bizarre but I guess in the modern world anything is possible,
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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19 Aug
You're right about that , we can expect the most surprising things these days.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (364361)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Aug
That's amazing. I can imagine some infertile couples would be very happy to have a baby in this way.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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20 Aug
Definitely so.
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (5861)
• United Kingdom
20 Aug
It's crazy the way things are going ....nothing will be normal or natural soon.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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20 Aug
That is so true.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21047)
• London, England
20 Aug
I wonder how much they'll be charging every month for this service?
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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20 Aug
I guess the price will be high initially.
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (21654)
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21 Aug
this is very interesting
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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21 Aug
Yes it is.
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B
@pitsipeahie (5431)
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20 Aug
It’s like an advanced version of test tube babies, except the robot womb replaces the need for a mother’s womb so the baby can develop full term outside the body.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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20 Aug
Yes that' s how it is. However, l wonder what formula they will use for the 'bonding' of baby and mother.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16544)
• Philippines
14 Oct
I feel uneasy about this because machines have no brains. Unless it is completely tested, they should not commence doing it.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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14 Oct
I agree.
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (93679)
• Arvada, Colorado
8 Sep
This is absolutely astounding!
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (93679)
• Arvada, Colorado
13 Sep
Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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8 Sep
What next indeed.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (146109)
• Roseburg, Oregon
28 Aug
It would be better to have a human carry the baby for another women.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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29 Aug
I agree.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (54791)
• Canada
19 Aug
It is far too unnatural for me. There is no opportunity for bonding when a robot carries the fetus.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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19 Aug
Exactly.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (53545)
• United States
19 Aug
Technology is really advancing. I’m not sure what to think.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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19 Aug
I am a bit worried that robots could take over eventually.
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APARAJITA BHATTACHARJEE
@mytunemagic (167)
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2 Oct
I really don't know what to make of it. There's a lots of money involved and people struggling with IVF and infertility issues will have to shell a lot of bucks. Would the babies still be humans with feelings and emotions or will they only have bones and skins to make them look so?
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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5 Oct
A lot of unanswered questions, but it is early days yet.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56828)
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6 Oct
@mytunemagic l agree with you. Very serious consequences.
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APARAJITA BHATTACHARJEE
@mytunemagic (167)
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5 Oct
@Kandae11 Some of the videos, don't know how true they are, are really scary. I remember watching a movie back in my school days, a late night movie, which showed in a very poor family, the father impregnated the wife only to sell the foetus...the mother never knew the reason for the repeated surgeries. That's a practice going on for years known to almost everyone. I read somewhere that they are using chemicals in food that are rendering couples infertile. This playing with God, with Nature, will have serious consequences one day.
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