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  • Developing human-like skin for robots
    DUKAS_171650298_FER
    Developing human-like skin for robots
    Ferrari Press Agency
    Faces 1
    Ref 15959
    26/06/2024
    See Ferrari pictures
    Pictures must credit: Takeuchi et al / University of Tokyo

    Robots are about to get a realistic facelift — using laboratory grown human skin cells.

    The team behind it believe it could lead to better human-robot interactions.

    And there could also be a spin-off for plastic surgery.

    A team at Japan’s University of The Tokyo grew a mix of human skin cells on a collagen base, before placing it on a 3D-printed mould.

    The skin boasted tiny built-in anchors, inspired by human ligaments, that keep it anchored to the robot surface as well as making it flexible and preventing tears as a robot moves.

    Tokyo professor Shoji Takeuchi said while the process has captured the basic look of human skin, there is more work to be done.

    Future iterations might include wrinkles, a thicker layer of skin, and even sweat glands and nerves.

    The skin may even be able to heal itself like a real human epidermis.

    The scientists are also working on sophisticated artificial muscles known as actuators, allowing for more lifelike expressions.

    OPS:The new method can work on complex, curved, and even moving surfaces.

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • Developing human-like skin for robots
    DUKAS_171650291_FER
    Developing human-like skin for robots
    Ferrari Press Agency
    Faces 1
    Ref 15959
    26/06/2024
    See Ferrari pictures
    Pictures must credit: Takeuchi et al / University of Tokyo

    Robots are about to get a realistic facelift — using laboratory grown human skin cells.

    The team behind it believe it could lead to better human-robot interactions.

    And there could also be a spin-off for plastic surgery.

    A team at Japan’s University of The Tokyo grew a mix of human skin cells on a collagen base, before placing it on a 3D-printed mould.

    The skin boasted tiny built-in anchors, inspired by human ligaments, that keep it anchored to the robot surface as well as making it flexible and preventing tears as a robot moves.

    Tokyo professor Shoji Takeuchi said while the process has captured the basic look of human skin, there is more work to be done.

    Future iterations might include wrinkles, a thicker layer of skin, and even sweat glands and nerves.

    The skin may even be able to heal itself like a real human epidermis.

    The scientists are also working on sophisticated artificial muscles known as actuators, allowing for more lifelike expressions.

    OPS:The new anchoring method allows flexible skin tissue to conform to any shape it’s attached to. In this case, a relatively flat robotic face (left) is made to smile (right) . The skin deforms without constraining the robot, returning to its original shape afterwards.

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)

     

  • Developing human-like skin for robots
    DUKAS_171650288_FER
    Developing human-like skin for robots
    Ferrari Press Agency
    Faces 1
    Ref 15959
    26/06/2024
    See Ferrari pictures
    Pictures must credit: Takeuchi et al / University of Tokyo

    Robots are about to get a realistic facelift — using laboratory grown human skin cells.

    The team behind it believe it could lead to better human-robot interactions.

    And there could also be a spin-off for plastic surgery.

    A team at Japan’s University of The Tokyo grew a mix of human skin cells on a collagen base, before placing it on a 3D-printed mould.

    The skin boasted tiny built-in anchors, inspired by human ligaments, that keep it anchored to the robot surface as well as making it flexible and preventing tears as a robot moves.

    Tokyo professor Shoji Takeuchi said while the process has captured the basic look of human skin, there is more work to be done.

    Future iterations might include wrinkles, a thicker layer of skin, and even sweat glands and nerves.

    The skin may even be able to heal itself like a real human epidermis.

    The scientists are also working on sophisticated artificial muscles known as actuators, allowing for more lifelike expressions.

    OPS:The new method can work on complex, curved, and even moving surfaces.

    Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS)