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Smile! Living skin helps robot make a happy face

Anchors inspired by skin ligaments connect cell-based composite to robotic visage.
A looping gif of a pink robotic face covered with a dermis equivalent smiling

A cell-laden gel was used to make the ‘skin’ of a grinning robotic face and the ‘ligaments’ that anchor the skin. Credit: M. Kawai et al./Cell Rep. Phys. Sci.

Androids, say cheese!

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Nature 631, 11 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02098-x

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  1. Kawai, M., Nie, M., Oda, H. & Takeuchi, S. Cell Rep. Phys. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.102066 (2024).

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