University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) · social humanoid
Jia Jia
A realistic android with synced lips, moving eyes and basic conversation, built over three years by Chen Xiaoping's team; the team said it had no plans for mass production.
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Why it matters
One of China's first widely publicised lifelike female androids.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Maker
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)University lab · Hefei, ChinaWhat it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for Jia Jia and found no clear demo of the skills we track yet.
Public attention
How much public attention Jia Jia gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Hands
- unknown
- Movement
- Stationary
- Actuators & motors
- Moving arms, naturally rolling eyes and lips synced with speech (Fox News).
- Materials & build
- Flexible plastic face with long hair (Fox News).
- AI & software
- Basic speech; the team planned AI upgrades such as facial-expression recognition (Fox News).
From the maker
Jia Jia is the only humanoid from University of Science and Technology of China in the atlas.
Watch Jia Jia
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- Research prototype; count not published
- Where it is sold or used
- China
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Shown at Shanghai International Technology Fair
Jia Jia was scheduled to appear at the fair days after launch.
Fox News - USTC unveils Jia Jia in Hefei
Chen Xiaoping's team introduced the android after about three years of work.
Fox News
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useJia JiaUniversity of Science and Technology of China |  SophiaHanson RoboticsSame job: social · Both fixed in place · Both research platforms |  ERICAOsaka University, Kyoto University and ATR (JST ERATO Ishiguro project)Same job: social · Both fixed in place · Both research platforms |  NadineNanyang Technological University (Institute for Media Innovation)Same job: social · Both fixed in place · Both research platforms |
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| First shown | 2016-04-15 | 2016-03 | 2015-08 | 2015-12 |
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Sources
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