Article,
Giving life to robotic skins
Contributors
Rafsanjani, Ahmad
0000-0003-4950-2303
(Corresponding author)
[1]
Affiliations
- [1] University of Southern Denmark [NORA names: SDU University of Southern Denmark; University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
- [2] ETH Zurich [NORA names: Switzerland; Europe, Non-EU; OECD]
Abstract
The skin of humanoid robots often lacks human tactility and the inherent self-repair capability of biological tissues. Recently, researchers have grown a living, self-healing skin on a robot finger by subsequent culturing of human dermal and epidermal cells. Here, we highlight the significance of this study alongside challenges toward developing biohybrid robots equipped with sensate and adaptive living robotic skins.
Keywords
biohybrid robots,
biological tissues,
cells,
culture,
epidermal cells,
finger,
give life,
human tactile,
humanoid robot,
life,
living,
research,
robot,
robot skin,
robotic finger,
self-repair capability,
sensation,
significance,
skin,
study,
tactile,
tissue
