This pink blob is the first step to realistic robotic skin

The synthetic skin feels, heals, and moves just like ours.
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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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