Robot face with lab-grown living skin created by scientists hoping to make more human-like cyborgs By Olivia Land Published June 25, 2024, 3:56 p.m. ET ...

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 ...

The blog post doesn't share age or gender parameters, only asking people who want to license their face to submit a photo via email for the chance at £100,000 (about $130,000, AU$188,852).

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.