Japanese scientists have used human cells to develop an equivalent to living skin that can be attached to robotic surfaces to flash a realistic -- if creepy -- smile. The University of Tokyo ...

A research group from the University of Tokyo and Harvard University has developed a 'face-shaped robot with living skin' made from cultured human skin. Just as human skin does not slip or slip ...

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.

Japanese researchers covered a robot finger with a self-healing pliable sheet made of human skin cells. Why it matters Helping robots resemble humans could improve their integration with our society.

Many scifi robots have taken the form of their creators. In the increasingly blurry space between the biological and the mechanical, researchers have found a way to affix human skin to robot faces.… ...

Japanese scientists make smiling robot with ‘living’ skin Scientists hope the technology will help in the invention of androids with human-like appearances and abilities.

The team from the University of Tokyo were able to make the robot smile by fitting the engineered skin tissue with skin-ligament structures.

Roboticists from the University of Tokyo have taken a tiny step toward creating the Terminator. They’ve built an articulated robot finger that’s seamlessly covered in living human skin. There ...

Scientists in Japan have grafted living human skin onto the face of a humanoid robot in an effort to give machines a more lifelike appearance.

Science Electronics skin Scientists have figured out how to put biological skin on a robot's smiling face It won't fool anyone into thinking the robot is a human, though By Skye Jacobs June 27 ...

Canadian researchers aim to build a more human-like robot with an expressive face and artificial skin that can sense touch.

In a way, MIRAI gives a robot human-like skills. The AI-enabled vision software from Micropsi can adjust a robot’s movements in real time to enable it to pick up and manipulate items with varying ...