Japanese scientists have achieved a groundbreaking development by attaching living skin tissue to robotic faces, enabling the robots to ‘smile’ in a remarkably human-like manner. This breakthrough holds promising implications for applications in cosmetics and medicine.
Researchers at the University of Tokyo grew human skin cells in the shape of a face and affixed them to robotic frames. Using embedded ligament-like attachments, they pulled the skin into a wide grin, effectively producing a realistic smile on the robotic visage.
This innovative approach could pave the way for more lifelike robots and advance fields such as prosthetics and reconstructive surgery, where the integration of living tissues with mechanical structures is of significant interest.
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Breakthrough: Scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin
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