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Scientists grew living human skin around a robotic finger

The advance brings Terminator-like cyborgs a small step closer to reality

a curled robotic finger covered in living human skin against a blue backdrop

Living human skin covering a robotic finger can bend with the finger (shown) and self-heal.

Shoji Takeuchi

By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

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The Terminator may be one step closer to reality.

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have built a robotic finger that, much like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s titular cyborg assassin, is covered in living human skin.