Researchers hope the technology will one day play a role in the invention of androids with human-like appearances and abilities.
University of Tokyo researchers used "skin-forming cell-laden gel" to create a "robot covered with living skin".
The University of Tokyo researchers published their findings this week along with a video of the gooey-looking pink material being stretched into an unsettling grin. The biohybrid robot specialists hope the technology will one day play a role in the invention of androids with human-like appearances and abilities.
The new material could signal a departure from traditional humanoid robots covered with genuine-looking skin often made of silicone rubber, which cannot sweat or heal itself.
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