China's museum that makes customizable humanoid robots with 'goosebumps' and 'veins'
A museum in China has taken a page out of science fiction and is creating lifelike robots with veins in their legs and goosebumps on their skin.
The EX Future and Science Museum in the Chinese city of Dalian shows off advanced forms of robotic technology aimed at making robots as customizable and lifelike as possible.
The technicians at the museum can scan features and limbs to create dynamic 3D robots. A journalist has her facial features scanned to "customize an android of her own." Parts of her body are then 3D printed. The video shows her controlling the movements of a 3D printed robotic limb via a wearable glove.
The skin is made of medical-grade bionic silicone, and the goosebumps on the skin, the veins on the feet, and the palm lines — they're all very realistic. The museum's robots have also ventured outside of its compound. One of the museum's robots wears a face shield and guides people to COVID-19 test sites in Dalian.
The museum, which opened in September 2021, also features robots modeled after Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs.
China has in recent years taken steps forward in the artificial intelligence industry, even creating lifelike and wildly popular AI idols to helm marketing campaigns. The country also deployed a host of robots during the Beijing Games, with robotic chefs preparing meals and robotic "waiters" lowering food onto tables.
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