Humanoid robot Jia Jia, created by a team of engineers from the University of Science and Technology of China, is seen following a presentation at a conference in Shanghai on January 9, 2017. "Jia Jia" can hold a simple conversation and make specific facial expressions when asked, and her creator believes the eerily life-like robot heralds a future of cyborg labour in China. Billed as China's first human-like robot, Jia Jia was first trotted out last year by a team of engineers at the University of Science and Technology of China. / AFP PHOTO / Johannes EISELE