Engineers in Japan have turned to human body for inspiration for a pair of robots capable of performing a range of incredibly life-like movements. Instead of seeking perfection, experts recreated the intricacies of the skeleton and its surrounding tissue, with all the imperfections that entails. The result is machines that sweats while doing push ups, playing badminton and other complicated motions in a less mechanical manner than most automatons. Engineers in Japan have turned to human body for inspiration for a new robot capable of performing a range of lifelike movements. This is not the first time that the University of Tokyo lab's work has hit the headlines, with Kengoro making the news last year for its ability to sweat.

Humans and robots have one thing in common – when they work hard, they overheat. Now, Japanese researchers have designed a robot that'sweats' in order to stay cool, allowing it do push-ups for 11 minutes straight without burning out its motors. Kengoro's skeletal structure is designed to let water seep through porous layers in its frame, which eventually evaporates to cool its 180 motors. Japanese researchers have designed a robot that'sweats' in order to cool down, allowing it do push-ups for 11 minutes straight without burning out its motors. Kengoro's skeleton, or metal frame, is made of aluminum and each'bone' was printed using a laser that sintered the powered metal The bones were designed with a porous layers that retain water.