A robot gets a face of living βskinβ that allows it to smile
29 June 2024 at 06:01
![An image released by University of Tokyo researchers shows a robot smiling, with the help of mechanical actuators beneath a flexible layer of living skin.](../themes/icons/grey.gif)
If humanoid robots make you a bit queasy β would it help if they had fleshy faces that can smile at you?
(Image credit: Takeuchi et al. CC-BY-ND
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If humanoid robots make you a bit queasy β would it help if they had fleshy faces that can smile at you?
(Image credit: Takeuchi et al. CC-BY-ND
)
We're nearing a year when a negative leap second could be needed to shave time β an unprecedented step that would have unpredictable effects, a new study says.
(Image credit: Johan Rynners)