Faces made of living skin make robots smile

23 hours ago
By Michelle Roberts,
Digital health editor, BBC News


Taking inspiration from human skin ligaments, the prototype face can be made to smile

Japanese scientists have found a way to attach living skin to robot faces, for more realistic smiles and other facial expressions. ... The breakthrough came from copying tissue structures in people, according to the team at Tokyo University.

The prototype may appear more Haribo than human-like. ... But the researchers say it paves the way to making convincingly realistic, moving humanoids with self-healing skin that will not easily rip or tear.


Scientists say their new method can work on complex, curved and even moving surfaces

The artificial skin is made in the lab, using living cells. ... Not only is it soft, like real skin but it can repair itself if cut, the scientists say.

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