Original publication: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-physical-science/fulltext/S2666-3864(24)00335-7
JFC just give it an LCD screen head that makes emojis and knock this uncanny valley shit off. I’d rather have Codsworth or R2D2 than this homunculus or some latex-faced simulacrum.
What about Kevin Spacey in a robot on the moon?
You say thSt until you can print off Natalie Dormer and a clone of the former and stick your dick in it.
Me: “Reading the technology community will be safe before bed”
OP: “Nah.”
…but…why? What is the point of living skin on machines? Even humans do everything they can to make their skin not look human :D
The 600 series had rubber skin. We spotted them easy, but these are new. They look human - sweat, bad breath, everything. Very hard to spot.
I guess there’s a market for… skin contact?
So you can send the robot back in time, obviously.
So they can use time machines that somehow only work for living matter
This is both really cool, and really unsettling. I wonder if this research might help in the other direction as well, such as with transplants and grafts
This was mentioned in the Discussion part of their paper:
The activity of facial muscles involved in forming expressions such as smiles is closely linked to the development of wrinkles. One significant next step in this research is to leverage this model to enhance our understanding of the mechanisms underlying wrinkle formation. Moreover, applying this knowledge to recreate such expressions on a chip could find applications in the cosmetics industry and the orthopedic surgery industry. Additionally, this study performed actuation on a dermis equivalent by controlling mechanical actuators positioned beneath the dermis equivalent. Substituting this mechanical actuator with cultured muscle tissue presents an intriguing prospect in the realization of a higher degree of biomimetics. Examining the correlation between facial muscle contractions and resulting facial expression can offer insights into the physiological aspects of emotion, leading to new exploration in the treatment of diseases, such as facial paralysis surgery.
Very cool, thank you!
If the Internet has taught me anything… I know someone out there took one look and said 'imma fuck this thing. ’
Rule 37?
Rule
37?3434 is “there is porn of everything, no exceptions”.
That’s a boring cover of a description.
If it exists, there is porn of it
Right! There’s even a Stross about it.
And what does that skin feed off of?
Is the one on the left meant to look like zuck?
Don’t judge. He has a lot of layers to put on before he goes out in public.
… kill me …
I can’t wait for them to make a vagina next.
Looks like mark zuckerburg
Life imitates art
They had a very very similar thing in bicentennial man
