A smiling face made from living human skin could one day be attached to a humanoid robot, allowing machines to emote and communicate in a more life-like way, say researchers. Its wrinkles could ...

The soft, pink blob stares at the camera with glassy eyes — before pulling its face into a dimpled smile. While it might look like the stuff of nightmares, this tiny robot covered in living skin ...

Actuators connected to the base allowed the face to move, with the living skin flexing. The researchers also covered a static 3D-printed head shape with the engineered skin.