There’s not enough Nope in the world for this bright pink, Black-Mirroresque robotic skin
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.
In 2024, he and his team revealed that they had 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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The Day Today still going strong https://t.co/ESavqPGi5x
— Brian Butterfield (@MrBButterfield) 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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Nightmare fuel, getcha nightmare fuel! https://t.co/FytW1tTI1V
— Jacob Aron (@jjaron) June 25, 2024
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kill it with fire. https://t.co/S0SsWP5xnf
— ᗺɹɐʞ Sóʍ, ᵣïï . (@exileoftza) 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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That's fine. I'm ok with that. I'm pouring another gin and tonic and I'm ok with it https://t.co/yElQGtwFHa
— AlexWattsEsq (@AlexWattsEsq) 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
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They make humans scream. https://t.co/cXAucMwfiR
— Mhairi Hunter (@MhairiHunter) June 26, 2024
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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. https://t.co/xoUP0gqdq1 pic.twitter.com/x0LKBqNbK3
— Tomos Doran (@portraitinflesh) June 26, 2024
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https://t.co/RJgIzOSBdp pic.twitter.com/QvaXq8a77I
— Matt Leys (@mattleys) June 25, 2024
This checks out.
Thom Yorke word cloud: https://t.co/hzYlklo7qA
— TheIainDuncanSmiths (@TheIDSmiths) June 26, 2024
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