Scientists create robot fingers
Terminator type
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14 Jun 2022 08:01 a.m.
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Among the famous sci-fi action films related to the advancement of science. especially the fantasies of mechanical robots and transcending time. must have movie name "Terminator" (Terminator), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Definitely in the top line, the T-800, a killing robot with a creature's skin encased in a metal skeletal body. It is one of the cutting-edge technologies that appear in movies and remain in the memory of many.
Recently, Japanese scientists from the University of Tokyo have developed a robotic finger like a Terminator.
Especially the "finger" driven by an electric motor.
which scientists say they have designed to create a surface that resembles artificial skin
It is waterproof and self-repairing.
in the fabrication of artificial skin
The team dipped the robot's finger into a cylinder filled with a solution of collagen and fibroblasts, or fibroblasts on human skin.
which are the two main components that make up the connective tissue of the skin.
which the natural tendency of
The mixture of collagen and fibroblasts contracts and attaches to the finger.
These cells make up 90% of the epidermis.
This gives the robot a texture like human skin and a moisture barrier property.
However, when injured, artificial skin can heal itself just like human skin. using the help of collagen to gradually It transforms into the skin and is resistant to repeated movements of the joints. This marks the first step towards building a robot covered in skin that lives like human skin in the future.
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