Robots can help lonely single children — the result of harsh Chinese rules on the size of families — grow up happy and healthy, android manufacturers claim.
Beijing has recently allowed couples to have two children but rising costs have put off many prospective parents.
A robot is cheaper than a second child, Tan Longfei, of the Beijing Radish Technology company, said. For £200 Little Radish will sing, teach, play with youngsters, tell stories and adapt to its owner’s preferences, Mr Tan said. The robot will go on sale next month.
Joining the December rush, for a similar price, is the Turing Robot, a classic robot figure inspired by Alan Turing, the British wartime codebreaker and pioneering computer scientist.
“I respect him so much,” Jeff