A robot gets a face of living skin' that allows it to smile
Briefly

In this study, we managed to replicate human appearance to some extent by creating a face with the same surface material and structure as humans, professor Shoji Takeuchi, the team leader, said in a news release...
To overlay and connect the lab-produced skin on a robotic skeleton, a layer of collagen gel containing cultured human dermal fibroblasts binds to an innovative system of tiny V-shaped perforations, letting the skin move with the underlying structure without tearing or peeling...
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