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Smiling robot face is made from living human skin cells (www.newscientist.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by wren to c/andfinally

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A smiling face made from living human skin could one day be attached to a humanoid robot, allowing machines to emote and communicate in a more life-like way, say researchers. Its wrinkles could also prove useful for the cosmetics industry.

Edit to say: There's a video in the link 🌝

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[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is not the lab-grown meat I was promised… the whole point is -not- having a face and emotions..

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Its only emotion is joy. Even as you’re devouring it on a bun with ketchup.