Developing skin for humanoid robots Looking to attach engineered skin tissue realistically, the team used “perforation-type anchors” inspired by human skin ligaments.

Robots of the future could be wrapped in lifelike skin that can repair itself, in a similar way to the way human skin heals, thanks to a novel approach involving cultured skin cells. The skin will ...

But if you think the lab-grown robot skin is off-putting enough on its own, it might be best to prepare yourself.

A pink blob with beady eyes is gaining widespread attention online – because this newly-developed robot has what researchers at the University of Tokyo call "living skin." ...

A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo has created a smiling robot that has 'living' skin created from collagen.

1 of 3 An image released by University of Tokyo researchers shows a robot smiling, with the help of mechanical actuators beneath a flexible layer of living skin.

Emo consists of a face with cameras in its eyeballs and flexible plastic skin that has 23 separate motors attached to it by magnets. The robot uses two neural networks: one to look at human faces ...

Scientists find a way to attach living skin to robot faces for more realistic smiles and expressions.

Researchers reveal ‘living skin’ for robots. Claims it will give them a more life-like appearance and increased mobility. Scientists say it could be used to help train plastic surgeons.

University of Tokyo professor Shoji Takeuchi has developed a robot with "living skin," gaining attention for its human-like features. Engineered with 3D-printed lab-grown meat, biological muscle ...

Robots are becoming increasingly complex, but a new method of attaching 'skin' promises to put the 'human' into humanoid.