The Hyper-Realistic Dolls Used To Train Midwives Can Cost €15,000 | So Expensive | Insider Business
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- Hyperrealistic baby dolls can cost upwards of 15,000 euros. Babyclon, a doll producer, uses medical-grade silicone, alpaca hair, and nail resin, which contribute to the high price point. But it's the months of painstaking manual labor required to achieve a lifelike doll that account for most of that price. And with added features such as animatronics and artificial intelligence, the possibilities are endless.
Babyclon website: babyclon.com/en/home/
Intro 0:00
Reborn doll artisans 1:00
Sculpting the doll 2:43
Molding the realistic doll 3:37
Injecting the Silicone 4:41
Painting and assembling the doll 5:28
Medical uses for reborn dolls 7:50
The future of hyper-realism 10:03
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The Hyper-Realistic Dolls Used To Train Midwives Can Cost €15,000 | So Expensive | Insider Business
When a kid asks me how babies are made, I'll show them this
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Great idea 😂
Hehehehe 😂
i work with kids - if any of them ask me that question i’m gonna do this, thanks for the idea
Don't give me ideas
I can appreciate the level of craftsmanship and acknowledge the benefits of using these for therapy and medical training. That being said, I think I would pass out if I saw one in my house.
Can't argue that
I definitely understand the benefits but they're incredibly creepy. And honestly, if people collect them... I feel like that's a really creepy hobby.
@@marym9150no imagination
I can’t be the only person here who thinks these dolls must be highly sought after by creeps.😬
Yes, you're probably right.
Brother are you sure you're not just projecting a little here...?
@@alucard4344Here's the problem. Innocent people like you can't possibly imagine the horrors that creepy people commit, so you joke about others "projecting" when they bring this crap up. Unfortunately these are very real issues that need to be brought up.
Eeeeeuuuughhh
They are for sure.
it is scary but also really cool, especially for medical and therapeutic usage
People always talk about how women use these when grieving a baby, but from what I've seen, almost no one has them for that reason. Most collectors just have them because they like them. I also know one woman with a mild intellectual disability who has a few and treats them as her babies. She knows they're not "real" but it seems to be a good outlet for her.
I’d absolutely destroy the baby with a sledgehammer
The few times I've seen them they were comforts for adult women with intellectual disabilities
well, that’s a good use for them too, i suppose. if it helps a person deal with a hardship like loss or helps them be able to take care of a “baby” then it’s good
I think your last point marks the line between it being a hobby/therapy thing and being a mental issue. If the person is fully aware that it’s not a real baby then it’s fine, they can pretend whatever they want.
I have a family member who literally spends thousands of dollars on dolls like this. She even carries them around in actual baby seats and has strollers for them. Creepiest thing I've ever seen
My Nan would make them and name them after family members including me and my son lol, she was very good at what she did but I always found them creepy to be totally honest haha
Does she have way too much money? I'd be happy to take some if this is a burden for her. 🤣
@@K-a-n-d-i-sdo you have any of them left?
@@averyream1196 I dont have any, I'm not sure if there are any left from when she passed away, if there are they've probably been passed on to younger family members I think
That is mental illness. Genuinely, hope she gets the help she needs.
I actually thought they'd be more expensive than this. Love the training aspect.
aren't these used in movie sets, i'm pretty sure i've seen some of them in movies in place of real babies
Yeah they are, they have been used for years in movies
yuppp they definitely are used and it works out really well
In avatar.
The craftsmanship with these dolls is absolutely amazing! I can imagine these are also great for nursing homes, especially for some dementia patients. When given dolls or dog/cat plushies for the patients to care for they where doing a lot better psychogically. These dolls are likely to expensive for most facilities though
its creepy and disgusting
we made those in my art college when we had to have a stunt or replacement babies, we hand sculpted the babies, casted them and painted, i sculpted myself when i was three months old, it was creepy af but also was better then making up a random baby, i actually did way to good of a job and it was impossible to tell the difference between a real baby and my prop
I've had the (mis)fortune of handling two of these dolls - and let me tell you it's real uncanny valley.
I love those dolls! What is even greater is that they can be used to teach on a more realistic scale! Those people are super talented! To create and paint that level of realism is incredible!❤
Dementia & Alzheimers.
A very significant use for dolls like this not even mentioned in this video is in our elderly population. Older folks can become hyper fixated on their baby, and need to check on their child. Their child is 60 years old and they are looking for a baby. No amount of explaining or reorienting will help. Hand the older person a baby doll and all is well because they have their child.
These people are very talented and these dolls can help people that can't have kids or they can help older people like my great grandmother who has mental disorders it makes her happy. I do think some of the dolls are a little creepy, but the details and time put in them is incredible. But the blue avatar baby is very cute tho ^w^
Yes finally someone on here with a brain and understanding they are very clever and I've got loads I adapt mine. And I'm no freak far from it.
I would love to start collecting them but money could be an issue as some can be quite expenensive.
These dolls are good for a couple of things. Medical for sure, movies, maybe nursing homes.
Nursing homes is a great idea actually
Yes nursingbhomesniscan excellent idea. The women there would just have a great time with these babies.
the thumbnail was enough for me, just here to read the comments.
Same😢 Horrible.
So that’s how babies are made…I’m not ready to be a parent!
It was incredibly upsetting to see them jammed full of pins like that
It's not a real baby, so what is the issue?
They just remind me about Child's play doll! Imagine spending a night there with those baby dolls
If you didn't know better and walked in on this you'd just be so horrified lol what a highly delicate process it takes from start to finish and the details seem so painstaking but what an art though, very cool.
I think the babies are incredible. It's Amazing how real they look .
At one time, not that long ago. Theyd give teens realistic dolls that would cry. And it had a micro chip that showed if you were good parents or not. Alot of babies came back with proof of shaken baby and neglect. I think they need to do that again, this time using these babies.
then the government questions why teens want abortions!
thats so american
Hahaha I had one of them in high school!😂
Did you not watch the video? These dolls are basically art pieces - very fragile and extremely expensive. Not suitable for that purpose at all.
@@angrydonutface7420 yes they are art pieces, but they can be used for that in future, which also been explained in the video. they're used for medical purposes, but once technology gets way better, they can be used for training purposes as well.
I'd love an avatar character baby, so cute! I'd still probably handle the doll like it was an actual baby, being its so realistic looking ... its kinda freaky...
I’m a reborn doll artist & this type of work is extremely hard but very relaxing comforting to me knowing I’m bringing love around the world I’m leaving behind my footprints in my babies
They look so real,..it's creepy..
For the medical field those dolls are great for learning.
It may seem "creepy" for anyone who will never understand people who actually need this kind of "doll". Whether it's creepiness or therapeutic intervention, one cannot easily judge. Each to their own.
They probably need something else.
Not a plastic doll. Common sense🤦🏼♀️
IT'S. THEIR. MONEY. are u the one paying for them lol cOmMoN sEnSe
ok just a waste of money, but after all.. IT'S. THEIR. MONEY@@cloudycakes8485
Sure, I can easily judge. It is mental illness to collect these kinds of dolls, especially to walk around with them like they are real. It's not difficult to understand. Those kinds of people need psychological assistance from a professional, not an incredibly expensive and creepy coping mechanism.
This person probably has creepy fake dolls, you're mentally ill
These are absolutely nightmare fuel. This was a very hard video to watch. I understand why they're a thing, but I could easily spend the rest of my life never seeing one again and I'd be very happy.
Imagine staying in the workshop for the night.
@@ImpreccablePony Why would you insert this terrible, terrible thought into my mind?
@@beckstheimpatient4135When I was living for some short while with my grandparents they had this creepy doll in the bedroom. I SLEPT IN THAT ROOM. Also whenever my grandparents left house I had to stay in the living room and shut the door or go outside because the thought that I am alone with that doll was unbearable.
Super creeped out 😣 amazing artistry though!
I don't understand how they can be so "accurate" and still look so fake
They are unbelievably realistic.
These dolls are really scary for some reason
I think it's because they perfectly hit the uncanny valley - they're so close to being realistic, they just feel ever so slightly off.
I first saw one such doll on this great show called Servant, was amazed by its realism. There are some truly nice bits with the reborn doll in the first two seasons.
We need another video about those who collect those dolls
There was a great documentary on British TV called "My Fake Baby." One very sad case was a grandmother who had been unable to see her grandson who had moved to Australia. She had a fake baby made to look like him and she was very attached to the fake doll. When she was able to FaceTime with her grandson who was now several years older, he told her she was"creepy" act like the doll was a real baby. She broke down crying.
We definitely do not need that.
Everything but that, almost, Is what we need.
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There' a lot of videos and documentaries out there, from the people who make them to those who "care" for them...I've jumped down this rabbit hole before 😅
@@jamesdalton3082I don't belive that at all no grandson would be that heartless.
I live in UK so I would know, wouldn't be shown. If he upset her.
OK but the ET and avatar babies are kinda cool
Great for memory care facilities
Absolutely.
My sister was unable to have biological children and she owned several of these dolls and eventually was able to adopt 2 children as well as having 6 stepchildren. She passed away 4 months ago but being a mother was her whole world. RIP sis
I'm so sorry!
So sorry for your loss, sounds like she was a devoted mom, lucky kids to have her.
That's ART! Wow from mara love it❤😂😊
This is the creepiest thing I've seen this year.
Tht is simply AMAZING!! GREAT job 2 ALL those involved in the creation of these INCREDIBLE dolls!!
This is something David Firth would buy and be proud of owning
QUE ARTISTAS 🎉 INCREIBLES!!!!!! 👏👏👏👏
A few years ago I looked into a stroller and freaked out because I thought this woman walked a dead baby.
I fr thought this was a joke video about "why newborn babies are so expensive" before I read the title💀 So weird
i find thise kind of dolls very interesting and beautiful at the same time
I love this idea 💡 only for medical training use and perfect for acting movies ❤
I think buying these type of dolls for people who dont know how to hold or feed a baby is perfect. For me im always nervous holding a baby because i wasn't really tought how to hold a babies head the correct way so having a doll like these are a good teaching tool for adults and even children
Why would someone want that? Maybe a movie director who needs a baby in a stunt?
I would strangle and shake the sh!t out of it like it owed me money in front of new mothers.
Or like make the most realistic and horrific Halloween decorations ever. You'll be a neighborhood and police station legend.
Some women use it as a form of therapy, to mourn the loss of a baby for example
they just explained it!!!! did you watch the video???
@@0ut1and3r I admit I couldn't finish the vid. Too creepy.
This video has my two main languages. I loved it.
I thought this might be for movies and shows at first. Collecting these just seems eerie tho
So that's where baby's come from
I remember seeing reborn dolls on the internet as a kid but they didn’t move back then…
They kinda did, if you are about my age - but just the chest with a breathing plate.
Wait till they put artificial intelligence into these baby remakes
I would certainly use it for theraputic reasons as well because what we went through to adopt was a nightmare.
THE BABY FACTORY IS REEEEEAAAL
I need to unsee this.
Okay, these are seriously disturbing!
Yes!
I don’t understand why these brands work in a market more popular like fashion dolls which is probably 2× more popular and a more active community then these realistic babies.
Whaaaaa that is waaay to life like for me. Good for you, person with a use for that.
These dolls are receiving so much care and love than actual babies who are abandoned by their parents.
The artists here are amazing but it still kinda makes me sad.
Some of the people who get these babies can’t properly take care of a real baby because of disabilities or money problems so these babies could be a good way for them to get that experience without putting a real baby in danger. Same thing with pedophiles. Shouldn’t they have a nonhuman objects to get off to so the real Children can stay safe?
This can easily become a horror movie set with the right lighting and background music
I dont want to imagine what happens to those things. People are insane
😓💔💔
Im in a somewhat adjacent hobby (doll collecting which requires similar supplies for repairs and maintenance) and from what ive seen most people just collect them like you would any other weird art form, thankfully it seems creeps are quickly ousted from the community tho I do not blame you for assuming the worst 😭
I wish I could add all of these to my collection
Wow, pretty crazy.
Video is very intersting. Nice technology. With silicon . Artificial human production.
Im buying one of these just to throw it out into traffic during rush hour!
It makes me very very uncomfortable….. 🤢🤢
It looks useful for tv shows and movies.
"Mommy, where do babies come from?"
So cool.
Whoever buys this needs to provide security details
The museum I work for now in Hong Kong is hosting an exhibition by Patricia Piccinini, and her studio makes silicone sculptures just like these, minus the animatronics :)
Her sculptures are something else though. So weird and fascinating and a bit disturbing. Would love to have the chance see it in person!
This is just creepy and feeding the sick creeps on the internet and real life too .
Yes!
How to buy??
SICK.
This is actually really fascinating. Shame the comment section is calling this artwork and technology "creepy"
Because there's a creepy aspect to this form of commerce. This isn't art (only) anymore.
We are far from Duane Hanson work.
This sure is nice work/craft and even more valuable if it can help in a therapeutic/medical field but yeah wouldn't say creepy but kind of "uncanny valley" deranging thing.
Yall can think it's creepy without commenting that you think so. Stop stigmatizing therapeutic tools and niche hobbies.
uncanny valley effect
It’s human nature. According to science, anything close to a real human look to a certain level but not 100% will give humans that creepy feeling. It’s not because people are mean or anything.
So infant uncanny valley is a thing too. Cool.
The teaching dolls are real cool
love to get my hands on one if I can get one cheap enough. as an artist, I'm just curious
Wow, this was unsettling/disturbing to watch. Couldn't finish the video
How?
AI robot + Hyperrealistic Reborn Dolls = The End of the world, I am going to look back in 20 years and say " I knew this is was a bad idea"
this will be in my nightmares😭😭😭
These are terrifying 😳
Do you have yo charge the ones that are animatronic
my first thought was it would be used in movies... lol
All dolls, but especially baby dolls, are absolutely creepy as can be. I'll pass.
good idea, this will help lower rate for cp production.
Creepy as f! But they move like jello! Hahaha so weird.
I appreciate the work that goes into this. They are very detailed and the artists are very talented but that being said these creep me out so much. They send me into the uncanny valley and I would want them far away from me.
imagine these dolls in the hand of vodoo witch doctor
All this cool technology and we got a cgi baby in twilight, I'm not sure which would have been creepier tbh
I dutchovened my friends as we watched this together
I guess everyone has their thing!!
Don't even want to think of how many of these are going to pedos
The majority I’m afraid 😓💔🤬
The company should check with their customers to make sure they’re not supporting a pedos habits
@@luperdrgz
"Check with their costumers"
Like, Ask them?🤔
I agree, but I think its pretty hard in reality.
sheesh, this video needs a "how the sausage is made" warning! xD
This is so creepy wtf...
Aww, i just want to buy one so I can beat it up.
How can it be realistic when the arms and legs don't have bone-like structure they look like vegetable babies.
The dreams these workers must have 😬
Well now, that just creeps me right out ....
Someone from epstein island ordered 5 of these last month. I don't know why he said its for research.