It will be even harder to decide which is human!

U.S. scientists say they plan to create a new class of technology designed to produce completely soft-bodied robots.

Tufts University researchers say such robots — based on biological materials and the adaptive mechanisms found in living cells and organisms — could repair space stations, conduct safer surgical procedures and work in hazardous environments such as landmine fields.

“This distinction between biological and man-made objects is so pervasive that our evaluation of artificial or living structures is often made on the basis of the materials alone,” [Barry Trimmer] added. “Many machines incorporate flexible materials at their joints and can be tremendously fast, strong and powerful, but there is no current technology that can match the performance of an animal moving through natural terrain.”

Is this yet another high tech area where porn will end up falsely credited for making this possible?