University of Tokyo grows self-healing living human skin on robotic finger
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-09-28
Researchers at the University of Tokyo, led by biohybrid engineer Shoji Takeuchi, cultured living human skin on a working robotic finger. The digit was submerged in a collagen and human dermal fibroblast mixture to form a dermis layer, then coated with keratinocytes to create an epidermis. The resulting skin flexes with joint movement without tearing, develops natural wrinkles at the knuckles, and can self-heal — bringing lifelike robotic skin closer to reality.
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