China develops hyper-realistic robots that can replicate emotion

The robots are intended to be displayed in museums, one of which the company has housed in the same building as its factory. But they could have future use in the health industry, says Li.

“Psychological counselling and health are certainly future application scenarios. We are currently conducting related research, such as auxiliary treatment and preliminary screening for emotional and psychological disorders,” he said.

EXROBOTS said it takes from two weeks to a month to produce a humanoid robot, which are priced between 1.5 million yuan (£162,600) and 2 million yuan.