Roboticists from the University of Tokyo have taken a tiny step toward creating the Terminator. They’ve built an articulated robot finger that’s seamlessly covered in living human skin. There are many ...

(Nanowerk News) In not-at-all-creepy news, Japanese scientists have made living human skin for robots, and they say it's a bit "sweaty". The team placed a robotic finger in a solution of collagen and ...

Human skin is amazing. It senses temperature, pressure, and texture. It’s able to stretch and spring back, time and again. And it provides a barrier between the body and bad things in the ...

Scientists have developed skin tissue for robots, according to a new study. The crafted "skin" is .06 inches in thickness and made of the top two layers of skin. Researchers say the development could ...

WTF?! Japanese scientists who have presumably never seen any of the Terminator movies have found a way to wrap living skin around a robotic finger to make it feel worryingly real and "slightly sweaty, ...

From action heroes to villainous assassins, biohybrid robots made of both living and artificial materials have been at the center of many sci-fi fantasies, inspiring today's robotic innovations. It's ...