Can we get a ‘Hell, no!’ for this robot with living human skin? – 19 ‘No, thank you’s
Harvard Bioengineering PhD student Michio Kawai may have missed his true calling – making props for horror films – if his recent robotics innovation is anything to go by.
He and his team have devised a way to allow robots to emote more effectively, presumably so we can tell they’re gloating when they take over the world, by attaching living human skin cells to the robots’ resin base.
Here’s how that looks.
This fleshy, pink smiling face is made from living human skin cells, and was created as part of an experiment to let robots show emotion.
Read more https://t.co/JiV1VDEA45 pic.twitter.com/KlLtYPvwS7— New Scientist (@newscientist) June 25, 2024
Thanks, Michio. We hate it, and it looks like we aren’t alone.
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First look at David Cronenberg's Thomas the Tank Engine https://t.co/ys3epUSCMQ pic.twitter.com/JJzPm1IJmd
— HappyToast★ (@IamHappyToast) June 25, 2024
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https://t.co/A7nUnWInPx pic.twitter.com/vK5CV5KZj6
— Wefail (@wefail) June 26, 2024
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“Give me your boots, your clothes and your motorcycle. Oh and your toupee.” https://t.co/7Ss5gB0kpJ
— Disappointed Optimist (@disappoptimism) June 26, 2024
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Sorry, what?! https://t.co/mNC53BU2bJ
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) June 25, 2024
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— Dr Fern Riddell (@FernRiddell) June 26, 2024
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https://t.co/XXlOdzPBvH pic.twitter.com/OQUMQgcpvQ
— Dan Martin (@deathbulge) June 26, 2024
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"It puts the WD40 on its skin or it gets the hose again" https://t.co/LROGnBktCr pic.twitter.com/40O9sRLoyT
— Neil Miles (@neilsmiles) June 25, 2024
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Me, a science fiction author known for writing about robots and skin: please, for the love of God, do not give the robots skin https://t.co/n6ZzszkyEi
— Regular Frog (@FrogCroakley) June 26, 2024
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Take it back this instant https://t.co/EwDLq9bJnj
— Hannah Rose Woods (@hannahrosewoods) June 26, 2024