Robotic baby-sitter developed for the care of children in artificial insemination

Scientists in China have developed a robotic system based on artificial intelligence AI to monitor and care for human embryos fed in artificial wombs. The robot is being developed as a possible solution to the problem of population growth in the world's most densely populated country, where the birth rate has recently fallen to its lowest level in six decades. 

Researchers at the Suzanne Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu used the robot to observe an artificial uterus. This robot is designed to observe, record, and manually manipulate carbon dioxide and other environmental objects. According to the South China Morning Post, the robot is also capable of classifying fetuses according to their ability to develop. (Who was the first to report on this robot). 

Source: South China Morning Post

A research paper published in the Journal of Biomedical Engineering explains how robotic nannies have already been used to raise animal embryos in artificial uterine environments. The article says that there are still many unsolved mysteries about the physiology of the development of the normal human embryo. This technology will not only help to further understand the beginning of life and the development of human embryos but will also provide the theoretical basis for resolving birth defects and other important reproductive health issues. According to the article, this system allows the fetus to grow more securely and efficiently than the natural arrangement of a woman's uterus. 

Chinese Scientists build Robotic Nanny 

The concept of this robotic technology is reminiscent of the chemical nanny in a short story from Tedder Cheng's famous 2019 collection, Exhalation. In the story, a child who is brought up exclusively through an automated nanny grows up unable to communicate with other human beings. However, Chinese researchers have proven that this technology can be used safely for fetal development. But there are still legal barriers that could prevent a human fetus from using it after the age of two weeks.