From prosthetics to robotics, researchers are looking to mimic human skin. At least partially. The method for this electric skin is layering the correct materials.
Via Design Taxi:
Researchers at Stanford University have come up with synthetic electronic skin that can “recognize” itself and self-heal when injured, just like how our real skin works. This invention could be a key step in developing robot skin that mimics the human organ.
The team successfully demonstrated a multi-layer, thin polymer sensor that can automatically realign itself when injured, following how the many layers of human skin reassemble themselves after suffering an injury to begin the healing process.
See the news release Layers of self-healing electronic skin realign autonomously when cut
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