
Creepy tech from China that’s frighteningly real
From brain-tracking devices to robotic insects -- spooky innovations to haunt you this Halloween
Halloween is upon us and here at Abacus we’re celebrating by rounding up some of the creepiest inventions we’ve seen coming out of China.
If watching episodes of Black Mirror was enough to give you goosebumps, wait until you see technology once reserved for dystopian science fiction being tested for real in China.
BRAINWAVE-MONITORING HEADBANDS

BIG BROTHER IS SMARTWATCHING YOU
If an employee stays too long in one place, the watch sounds an alarm and urges the person to work harder. Some say this is too much, but the company countered that anyone who spends longer than 30 minutes cleaning up one location is not up to service standards.
Welcome to the future of work.
ROBOTIC COCKROACHES
This robotic bug is going to haunt your dreams.
AI-GENERATED TV ANCHORS

He looks mostly normal -- but something doesn’t feel quite right about Xinhua’s new anchor.
FACIAL RECOGNITION EVERYWHERE
Using your face to clock in at work or pay for groceries at the supermarket may seem convenient -- but what if something goes wrong?
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