An elder man (C) takes part in a demonstration with humanoid robots (L and R) during the launch of the U1 humanoid robot produced by UWORLD, a brand under UBTECH Robotics, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province on June 30, 2026. Silicone skin, soothing voice: Chinese company UBTech unveiled unprecedented hyper-realistic human-looking androids equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and presented as anti-loneliness remedies. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman (R) interacts with a humanoid robot (L) during the launch of the U1 humanoid robot produced by UWORLD, a brand under UBTECH Robotics, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province on June 30, 2026. Silicone skin, soothing voice: Chinese company UBTech unveiled unprecedented hyper-realistic human-looking androids equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and presented as anti-loneliness remedies. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

Humanoid robots are displayed during the launch of the U1 humanoid robot produced by UWORLD, a brand under UBTECH Robotics, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province on June 30, 2026. Silicone skin, soothing voice: Chinese company UBTech unveiled unprecedented hyper-realistic human-looking androids equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and presented as anti-loneliness remedies. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

Humanoid robots are displayed during the launch of the U1 humanoid robot produced by UWORLD, a brand under UBTECH Robotics, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province on June 30, 2026. Silicone skin, soothing voice: Chinese company UBTech unveiled unprecedented hyper-realistic human-looking androids equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and presented as anti-loneliness remedies. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

Zhou Jian, also known as James Zhou and founder of UBTECH Robotics delivers his speech during the launch of the U1 humanoid robot produced by UWORLD, a brand under UBTECH Robotics, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province on June 30, 2026. Silicone skin, soothing voice: Chinese company UBTech unveiled unprecedented hyper-realistic human-looking androids equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and presented as anti-loneliness remedies. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

CEO of UWORLD Michael Tam delivers his speech during the launch of the U1 humanoid robot produced by UWORLD, a brand under UBTECH Robotics, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province on June 30, 2026. Silicone skin, soothing voice: Chinese company UBTech unveiled unprecedented hyper-realistic human-looking androids equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and presented as anti-loneliness remedies. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

Zhou Jian, also known as James Zhou and founder of UBTECH Robotics delivers his speech during the launch of the U1 humanoid robot produced by UWORLD, a brand under UBTECH Robotics, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province on June 30, 2026. Silicone skin, soothing voice: Chinese company UBTech unveiled unprecedented hyper-realistic human-looking androids equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and presented as anti-loneliness remedies. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

L.M. Ericsson's landline telephones from years 1894 and 1920 (L) are seen at the Elisa Telephone Museum in Helsinki, Finland on June 30, 2026. Finland pulled the plug on landline telephone calls after the operator of the last major fixed-line network ended the service with a ceremonial final chat. The end of the line came after Elisa, the country's last major telecom operator with a fixed-line network, discontinued its services. (Photo by Jade Silpo / Lehtikuva / AFP via Getty Images) / Finland OUT