Welcome to Westworld: Inside the Factory Mass-Producing “Artificial Humans”
If you walked into the Ex-Robots factory in Dalian, China, you might think you’ve stumbled onto the set of a horror movie—or a glimpse into our inevitable future.
Disembodied heads sit on shelves. Silicone faces without skulls stare blankly at the ceiling. But then, one of them blinks.
The “Uncanny Valley” Has Been Crossed Engineers at Ex-Robots aren’t just building machines; they are crafting synthetic life. Using advanced 3D scanning and digital sculpting, they have created humanoid robots with skin so realistic it has pores, veins, and a texture indistinguishable from a human hand.
But the real shock comes when they move.
Programming a Soul?
These droids are designed with a singular focus: Emotional Intelligence. equipped with tiny motors in their faces, they can mimic human expressions with terrifying accuracy. A smile, a frown, a stick of the tongue—these robots don’t just look at you; they react to you.
“We are focusing on how to enable AI to recognize and express emotions,” says CEO Li Boyang. The goal? To create robots that can work as psychotherapists, counselors, and caregivers—roles that require a human touch, even if the hand is cold silicone.
The Assembly Line of the Future
This isn’t a niche experiment. It is a full-blown industry. The factory floor is busy churning out these “synthetic humans” with a production time of just two weeks per unit.
As China races to lead the global humanoid market—unveiling robots like the running “Tiangong” and XPENG’s “Iron”—the line between man and machine is blurring faster than we ever imagined.
The robots are no longer coming. They are already here, and they are learning how to smile.
Source: Interesting Engineering
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Welcome to Westworld: Inside the Factory Mass-Producing “Artificial Humans”