UBTech just unveiled its first full-size Ultra-Bionic humanoid robot, but what it really wants to do is create robotic replicas of your loved ones; that’s difficult.

• UBTech has just presented its most human robot so far
• The silicone skin is realistic and creepy.
• It launches in China this year, but there are also plans to customize it to look however you want.

Ubtech, last seen deploying humanoid robots to patrol the China-Vietnam border, is back with its creepiest creation yet, the UWorld U1, its first full-size, mass-produced “ultrabionic humanoid robot.”

I know it’s a mouthful, but the UWorld U1 Series marks a change for UBTech, which has traditionally produced faceless automatons aimed primarily at businesses, enterprises, and the frontier. However, the company has long had consumer ambitions and the UWorld U1 series may be the robot to make them a reality.

This new humanoid robot features silicone skin, a realistic face with eyes that follow you, eyelashes that blink flirtatiously (ugh), and 88 degrees of freedom throughout its full-size robotic body. It even has what UBTech calls a “biomimetic dual-pivot cervical spine,” which apparently gives it more human-like movements.

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UBTech unveiled the robots earlier this week at an eye-catching launch event in Shenzhen, China. There are three models in the series: the U1 Lite semi-torso edition, the high-performance full-body U1 Pro, and the high-dynamic full-body U1 Ultra.