Humanoid Robots at Beijing Conference Mimic Human Skin and Micro-expressions
TansuYegen · x · 2026-08-23
Full-size humanoids at Beijing's World Robot Conference can reproduce roughly 90% of basic human movements, show 30+ micro expressions, detect touch across their bodies, and mimic human skin down to pores, veins, and warmth, signaling a narrowing uncanny valley.
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