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Sunday, 30 June 2024

Why are they putting living skin on robots?

 The New Scientist posted a freaky video on Twitter showing an experimental face intended for a robot made from living human skin cells, that is capable of smiling.

“A technique for attaching a skin made from living human cells to a robotic framework could give robots the ability to emote and communicate in a more life-like way,” the article accompanying the New Scientist’s tweet stated.

The New Scientist article continued: “The team put the skin on a smiling robotic face, a few centimetres wide, which is moved by rods connected to the base. It was also attached to a similarly sized 3D shape in the form of a human head, but this couldn’t move.”

Commenting on the News Scientist’s video and article Modernity News noted the following. The New Scientist writes “A smiling face made from living human skin could one day be attached to a humanoid robot, allowing machines to emote and communicate in a more life-like way, say researchers.”

What researchers are saying this now? Was Dr. Evil not available for comment? Imagine that pink nightmare smiling down at you as it announces it’s your new master....<<<Read More>>>..