What robotics, haptics, 5G, and tattoo have in common?

Deglobalization along with technologies and art intersection make it possible to release fantastic projects.

It is possible to make a tattoo remotely? Yes, if you have a collaborative robot on one side, haptics interface, and tattoo master on another with 5G between them.

The idea we can see in the video is the following: the artist makes a tattoo on the substitute of a human arm using an inductive tattoo machine and a collaborative robot copies his movements and makes a tattoo for a real human using another machine. At the same time, the artist feels the tactile contact of the robot’s machine with the real human body — this is ensured by the haptic interface on which the artist’s machine is mounted. All the data like sensors data and the audio-video stream is transmitted over a 5G network.

I’m sure we’ll see such technologies in other domains, first of all in medicine.

Plenty of benefits here:

• pushing the boundaries for “offline professionals” -> total serviceable available market is growing (but competition is growing too).
• A client has more choice and flexibility, so convenience is higher.
• A new market appears: someone has to develop, equip, and maintain facilities for such service.