This pink blob is the first step to realistic robotic skin

The synthetic skin feels, heals, and moves just like ours.
By Emmett Smith  on 
Artificial skin in the shape of a smiling face
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This lab grown human skin can be worn on the face of a robot. Developed at the Biohybrid Systems Laboratory at the University of Tokyo, the research project’s artificial skin is self-healing and could prove incredibly useful for the future of skincare and plastic surgery as well as creating more sophisticated robots.

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