"Hoori" points to two unrelated things online. One is a viral video of a lifelike female robot said to be a Chinese-made "artificial woman" with a 72-hour battery, which fact-checkers have traced to promotional footage for a video game. The other is HooRii Technology (HK) Limited, a Hong Kong company that describes itself as a physical AI business and was the subject of a non-binding acquisition letter of intent dated March 17, 2026. Nothing reviewed for this article shows any link between the two.
Key takeaways
- The "artificial woman" clip matches a character named Chloe from the PlayStation 4 game Detroit: Become Human, released May 25, 2018.
- Fact-checks of the same clip under other captions date back to 2019, so the Hoori version is a recycled claim.
- HooRii Technology is a real Hong Kong company, and its details come mostly from its own statements and a filing by a would-be buyer.
- The March 2026 deal was a non-binding letter of intent, and no later filing confirming a completed deal was found.
- Performance claims for the company's products are unverified company statements.
The viral robot: what the clip is
Social posts have presented a video of a woman answering interview questions as a robot named Hoori, built in China, able to run for 72 hours on a charge. The footage is not a product demonstration. The Quint, an Indian fact-checking outlet, reported on November 25, 2019 that a near-identical clip, shared with the caption that Japan had unveiled a robot, came from the game Detroit: Become Human. A reverse image search led to a May 2018 post from the game's account introducing Chloe, a character. The Spanish-language outlet Univision reached the same conclusion in 2023 and found the full clip on the PlayStation Europe YouTube channel, where the original opening and closing seconds, which show it is a game and announce the release date, had been trimmed in the circulating version.
The game was developed by Quantic Dream and released for PlayStation 4 on May 25, 2018. In its fiction, Chloe is an android made by a made-up company. A fictional product cannot have measured battery life, and none of the posts reviewed gave a manufacturer, model number, or test report.
The company: what is documented
HooRii Technology (HK) Limited appears in a Form 6-K that China Natural Resources, Inc. filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and signed on March 19, 2026. Exhibit 99.1 is a non-binding letter of intent dated March 17, 2026 between that company and Feishang Group Limited, its principal shareholder. Under the proposal, China Natural Resources would acquire 100 percent of a Feishang subsidiary that would hold 59.79 percent of HooRii, for an estimated USD 37 million to USD 40 million in cash and stock. A special committee of independent directors was to evaluate the deal.
The filing and the press release in Exhibit 99.2 state that the letter is only a preliminary expression of intent. Closing would depend on definitive documents, due diligence, regulatory approvals, and corporate approvals, and the filers gave no assurance that the deal would be signed or completed. The EDGAR filing list retrieved on October 27, 2026 showed no foreign-issuer report after the March 19 one, and an annual report on Form 20-F filed May 15, 2026 was not reviewed, so the status of the transaction could not be confirmed as of that date.
Claims separated from evidence
| Claim | What is documented | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A Chinese firm built an artificial woman called Hoori | Clip matches a game character; earlier fact-checks of the same footage | Not supported |
| It runs for 72 hours on one charge | No manufacturer or test report found | Not supported |
| HooRii Technology exists | Named in an SEC filing with exhibits | Documented |
| It was founded in 2021 and focuses on IoT and physical AI | Press release in Exhibit 99.2, issued with the filing | Company statement |
| Its ClawStage product is an embodied personal AI built on the OpenClaw architecture | Same press release | Company statement |
| More than 10 million impressions and 10,000 seed users in a month; over USD 7 million raised | Same press release | Unverified |
| The acquisition will close | Non-binding letter only | Not confirmed |
How to check a robot video before sharing
- Run a reverse image search on several still frames, not only the thumbnail.
- Look for an opening or ending that has been cut off, such as a title card or a release date.
- Search for the character or voice line in quotation marks.
- Ask whether a named manufacturer, a model, and an independent test exist.
- Treat battery life, accuracy percentages, and prices without a source as unverified.
This article reports documents and fact-checks. China Natural Resources is a listed company, and nothing here is investment advice or a view on the value of any security.
FAQ
Is Hoori a real robot?
No evidence supports a Chinese-made robot called Hoori. The video matches a character from a 2018 video game, per fact-checks of the same footage.
Is HooRii Technology related to the viral video?
No connection was found. The spellings differ, and the company's own documents describe a Hong Kong hardware and software business, not a humanoid product matching the clip.
Has the acquisition of HooRii been completed?
That could not be confirmed. The March 2026 agreement was a non-binding letter of intent, and no later foreign-issuer report was listed on EDGAR when checked.
Where can the filing be read?
On the SEC's EDGAR system, under China Natural Resources, Inc., in the Form 6-K signed March 19, 2026.
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Last verified: October 2026
Sources
- Form 6-K, China Natural Resources, Inc., U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, March 19, 2026
- Exhibit 99.2, press release on the letter of intent, China Natural Resources, Inc., March 19, 2026
- Humanoid Unveiled in Japan? It's Actually a Video Game Promo, The Quint (WebQoof), November 25, 2019
- Ese video NO muestra un androide ni un robot creado con inteligencia artificial, Univision, 2023