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Japanese scientists graft ‘living skin’ onto robot face | South China Morning Post

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Japanese scientists have attached living skin to robot faces to make them “smile”. The University of Tokyo published its findings in late June 2024, along with a video of the material being stretched into an unsettling grin. The biohybrid robot specialists hope the technology will one day play a role in the inventio…

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