Meet China's freakishly realistic droids: Creepy machines go on display at the World Robot conference

One of the robots, Jia Jia, is programmed to recognise emotions[CN]

佳佳，机器人之一，程序设定有识别情绪功能。

This allows her to recognise human language and facial expressions[CN]

这使得她认得清人类语言和面部表情。

ther robots on display at the event include a badminton-playing cyborg, and bionic birds and butterflies  
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这个机器人展还包括会打羽毛球的电子人，智能鸟和蝴蝶。

Dubbed the 'robot goddess', Jia Jia is being taught deep learning abilities, including understanding human language, and detecting facial expressions. The life-like cyborg was displayed at the 2016 World Robot Conference, where she pulled in huge crowds
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佳佳被冠以“机器人女神”称号，有深度学习能力，比如认知人类语言，观测面部表情。这个栩栩如生的机器人在2016年世界机器人展展出，吸引了大量的观众。

When asked by an audience-member 'What kind of skills do you have?', Jia Jia replied: 'I can talk with you. I can recognise faces. I can identify gender and age of people standing front of me, and I can detect your facial expressions'[CN]

当被观众问道有什么技能时，佳佳回答说，我可以和你对讲。我读得懂表情。站在我面前的人我可以分辨出性别和年龄，我还可以观察你的表情。

Another human-like robot at the World Robot Conference impressed visitors with his calligraphy skills, by using a similar style of calligraphy used by legendary philosopher Wang Yangming[CN]

世界机器人会上另一个仿生机器人，以其书法震惊参观者。他写的字体跟传奇哲学家王阳明的书法极为相似。

The humanoid robot is programmed to recognise human and machine interaction, with autonomous position navigation and services based on cloud technology. It is pictured at the unveiling in April [CN]

这个类人机器人设定能实现人机互动，有自动定位导航功能与服务，功能基于云端技术。图片是4月份的公众展会拍摄的。

At last year's World Robot Exhibition, an eerily life-like robot named Android Geminoid F was unveiled, with some fans even describing her as 'sexy'[CN]

去年世界机器人展会，一个名为Android Geminoid F的栩栩如生机器人公之于众，一些机器迷甚至说她甚是性感。

Robot engineer Hiroshi Ishiguro (left), US actress Bryerly Long (2nd right) and Japanese actor Nijiro Murakami (right) help android actress Geminoid F wave to the audience before the premiere of new movie 'Sayonara'

With long flowing hair and rosy red cheeks, you might do a double take when you see Jia Jia, a humanoid robot.

Dubbed the 'robot goddess', Jia Jia is being taught deep learning abilities, including understanding human language, and detecting facial expressions.

The life-like cyborg was displayed at the 2016 World Robot Conference, where she pulled in huge crowds eager to see her abilities.

Jia Jia is the brain child of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China, who displayed her at the World Robot Conference in Beijing this week.

The humanoid robot is programmed to recognise human and machine interaction, with autonomous position navigation and services based on cloud technology.

At the event, JiaJia demonstrated her ability to communicate with humans, detecting facial expressions and responding to questions.

When asked by an audience-member 'What kind of skills do you have?', Jia Jia replied: 'I can talk with you. I can recognise faces. I can identify gender and age of people standing front of me, and I can detect your facial expressions.'

But these skills are no mean feat for Jia Jia's developers.

Speaking to The Mirror, Lu Dongcai, who leads the Jia Jia project, said: 'There are a few challenges about her.

'Firstly, she has to receive not only language but also facial expressions.

'Like what she showed just now, she can observe your facial expression, and give a natural response, so that you can see her intelligence.'

Alongside Jia Jia, several other advanced robots were showcased at the World Robot Conference. 

In the exhibition area, a badminton robot demonstrated a badminton match with staff, while a bionic bird and butterfly was also on display.

At last year's World Robot Exhibition, an eerily life-like robot named Android Geminoid F was unveiled, with some fans even describing her as 'sexy.' 

The 5ft 6 inch android is capable of eye movements, response to eye-to-eye contact and can recognise body language. 

Geminoid F has already taken the film industry by storm, becoming the first android to star in a film.

Earlier this year, she co-starred in a Japanese movie named 'Sayonara', about the after-effects of a nuclear power plant meltdown.