# Robots Get Skin That "Feels" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 6, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-get-skin-that-feels/253869 "2004-07-06T23:32:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-get-skin-that-feels/253869/41 "2004-07-09T14:21:21Z")
Why do robots need artificial skin? What’s wrong with the existing method of ripping the skin from the faces of human victims? Hmm? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-get-skin-that-feels/253869/42 "2004-07-09T15:36:20Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Why do robots need artificial skin? What’s wrong with the existing method of ripping the skin from the faces of human victims? Hmm? Hey, man, some people are **craftsmen.** No cheap shortcuts for them! ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-get-skin-that-feels/253869/43 "2004-07-09T19:31:52Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Why do robots need artificial skin? What’s wrong with the existing method of ripping the skin from the faces of human victims? Hmm? Eh, the novelty probally wears off after a while. And besides, “we are different.” So it’ll be hard to get the same overall skin tone. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robots-get-skin-that-feels/253869.md?page=2)