Scientists at the University of Tokyo have grown living skin in a lab and attached it to robot faces.
The artificial skin is made from living cells, making it soft and flexible like real skin.
The discovery could pave the way for humanoid robots with self-healing skin.
The new method involves drilling holes into the robot and applying a gel containing collagen to attach the skin.
In a groundbreaking development, scientists at the University of Tokyo have successfully grown living skin in a lab and attached it to robot faces, allowing for more realistic smiles and facial expressions. The team's discovery could pave the way for humanoid robots with self-healing skin that moves naturally without tearing or peeling away.
The researchers were inspired by human skin-ligament structures and used V-shaped perforations in solid materials to bind the skin to complex surfaces. The artificial skin is made from living cells, making it soft and flexible like real skin, and it can repair itself if cut.
Previous attempts to attach artificial skin proved difficult due to damage caused by anchors used in previous methods. However, the new method involves drilling holes into the robot and applying a gel containing collagen. The gel plugs the holes and tethers the skin to the robot, allowing it to move with the mechanical components without tearing or peeling away.
The scientists believe this breakthrough could have significant implications for various fields, including cosmetics research, plastic surgery, and even aging studies. However, it will take many more years of testing before this technology becomes an everyday reality.
According to Prof. Shoji Takeuchi, the lead researcher on the project,
A team of scientists unveiled a robot face covered with living skin that heals itself and crinkles into a smile
The living skin was made in a lab at the University of Tokyo from human skin cells grown on a collagen model
Scientists believe the living skin could be a key step in creating robots that heal and feel like humans
When scientists made the robot smile for one month, they found that the tissue replicated the appearance of expression wrinkles in the skin
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The latest work is crucial as it identified new challenges such as the necessity for surface wrinkles and a thicker epidermis to achieve a more human-like appearance
Researchers have developed a technique to attach living human skin cells to a robotic framework
The robot face with living human skin can smile and communicate better
Formation of expression wrinkles in the skin can be replicated for cosmetic testing
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The skin contains ligament equivalents for strength and flexibility
Robot face with living human skin can smile and communicate better
The latest work is crucial as it identified new challenges such as the necessity for surface wrinkles and a thicker epidermis to achieve a more human-like appearance
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The author makes several statements in the article that are not fallacious. However, there is one instance of an appeal to authority when the author quotes Michio Kawai stating that 'a human-like skin could help robots communicate with people better'. This quote implies that because Kawai is an expert in the field, his opinion should be trusted without question. While it is true that Kawai's expertise lends credibility to the research being discussed, it does not necessarily mean that his opinion is correct or infallible.
'a human-like skin could help robots communicate with people better'. - Michio Kawai
Japanese engineers at the University of Tokyo have developed a method to adhere bioengineered skin grown from human cells onto any surface shape.
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The new skin is made flexible with V-shaped perforations and uses a collagen gel for adhesion, mimicking human skin-ligament structures.
The engineered skin can move with the mechanical components of the robot without tearing or peeling away.
Robot face with living human skin can smile and communicate better
The latest results have been published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science.
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The article contains one instance of an appeal to authority fallacy when the author quotes Shoji Takeuichi stating 'By mimicking human skin-ligament structures and by using specially made V-shaped perforations in solid materials, we found a way to bind skin to complex structures.' This statement implies that because Takeuichi and his team have found a way to bind skin to complex structures, it is the correct or only way. However, this does not necessarily mean that other methods do not exist or are less effective.
By mimicking human skin-ligament structures and by using specially made V-shaped perforations in solid materials, we found a way to bind skin to complex structures.
Researchers have developed a method to attach artificially grown skin to robots using perforation-type anchors.
Robots could operate alongside humans without experiencing undue wear and tear, as small tears or defacements could be repaired by the self-healing skin.
