Researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed a groundbreaking method to cover robotic surfaces with genuine, living skin tissue. The idea of robots with skin isn't just about creating a ...

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.

A Shanghai-based robotics company has created a life-like humanoid robot that features blinking eyes and realistic skin. The ...

A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo successfully bound engineered skin tissue onto the face of a humanoid robot Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

In recent years, the development of humanoid robots has taken monumental strides, with the integration of realistic skin leading to ...

The technology could help develop lifelike humanoid biohybrid robots. LONDON AND TOKYO -- Scientists in Japan have made a robot face covered in living, self-healing skin that can smile in a ...

We've all seen the movies: robots that look and behave like humans are among us, and chaos ensues. Most of the time, it's some sort of conflict between the two species, whether a full-fledged war or ...

In a groundbreaking development, scientists have found a way to give robots a sense of touch without relying on expensive artificial skin. This innovation, spearheaded by a team from the German ...

Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

The soft, pink blob stares at the camera with glassy eyes — before pulling its face into a dimpled smile.While it might look like the stuff of nightmares, this tiny robot covered in living skin could ...