Mrsilkworm@piefed.social to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoroger rogermedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square111linkfedilinkarrow-up1843arrow-down132
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minus-squareMaki@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up95·edit-211 days agoIt is just a concept right now. It has not yet delivered any live births. “Despite optimism, experts state that the technology is still far from full implementation.” https://thaitimes.com/a-robot-to-give-birth-the-chinese-announcement-that-shakes-the-world The same proposed robot went viral in 2025 but was entirely fake: https://www.livescience.com/health/fertility-pregnancy-birth/pregnancy-robot-from-china-is-fake-but-is-the-technology-behind-it-possible
minus-squareCourtney (she/her/they) @lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·11 days agoWell damn, I’ve been seeing variations of this concept for decades, but nobody ever claimed it was “developed”
minus-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 days agoI’m sickened by how many “flawed trials” are going to result out of such a thing before it “succeeds.” Even as a goal, this is so wrong on every level. The stuff of nightmares.
It is just a concept right now. It has not yet delivered any live births.
“Despite optimism, experts state that the technology is still far from full implementation.” https://thaitimes.com/a-robot-to-give-birth-the-chinese-announcement-that-shakes-the-world
The same proposed robot went viral in 2025 but was entirely fake: https://www.livescience.com/health/fertility-pregnancy-birth/pregnancy-robot-from-china-is-fake-but-is-the-technology-behind-it-possible
Well damn, I’ve been seeing variations of this concept for decades, but nobody ever claimed it was “developed”
Generates more clicks I guess 😒
I’m sickened by how many “flawed trials” are going to result out of such a thing before it “succeeds.”
Even as a goal, this is so wrong on every level. The stuff of nightmares.