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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have grown living human skin on a robotic finger, a bioengineering milestone reported by tech media. The cultured skin, built from human cells, covers the robotic digit and could one day give robots a lifelike appearance and touch sensitivity, with applications also envisioned in cosmetics testing and regenerative medicine.
- 2Disembodied Robot Hand Walks, Grabs Objects and Beats Video Games▼Disembodied Robot Hand Can Walk, Grab Objects and Even Beat Video Games
Researchers have unveiled a disembodied robotic hand capable of walking on its fingers, grasping objects and even playing video games. The demonstration highlights rapid advances in dexterous robotics, showing a single manipulator performing locomotion and manipulation tasks once thought to require a full humanoid platform. Commentators are pointing to it as a striking example of how far robotic actuation and control have progressed.