🚨 Scientists covered a robotic finger with living human skin.
Imagine a prosthetic hand that doesn't just look human—but actually has living skin growing over its mechanical joints.
Researchers at the University of Tokyo took a robotic finger and covered it with human skin cells. First, they used collagen and dermal fibroblasts to create a living tissue layer, then added human keratinocytes to form an outer skin-like surface.
The surprising part came when the robotic finger moved. Instead of simply cracking or tearing, the living tissue flexed around the joint and formed natural-looking creases, much like real skin.
Then researchers made a small cut in the artificial skin and placed a collagen patch over it. Within seven days, the living cells had helped repair the damaged area.
The technology is still experimental—and the tissue currently needs a wet environment to stay alive. But researchers are exploring a future where prosthetic limbs could one day have living, self-repairing skin.
A machine covered in tissue that can heal itself? That sounds like science fiction—but researchers are beginning to make it real.
Source: Takeuchi, S., et al. (2022). Biohybrid robotics: Living skin on a robotic finger. Matter.
ALT 🤖🖐️ **Scientists covered a robotic finger with living human skin.**
Imagine a prosthetic hand that doesn't just look human—but actually has **living skin growing over its mechanical joints.**
Researchers at the University of Tokyo took a robotic finger and covered it with human skin cells. First, they used collagen and dermal fibroblasts to create a living tissue layer, then added human keratinocytes to form an outer skin-like surface.
The surprising part came when the robotic finger moved. Instead of simply cracking or tearing, the living tissue **flexed around the joint and formed natural-looking creases**, much like real skin.
Then researchers made a small cut in the artificial skin and placed a collagen patch over it. Within **seven days, the living cells had helped repair the damaged area.**
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