<h2>Below is a very interesting short film from BBC about how hyper-realistic face masks are being manufactured by a small company in Japan.</h2>

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http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190130-a-japanese-company-is-making-eerily-hyper-realistic-masks

Using 3-D modeling & printing techniques, plus some digital photo overlays and fine-tuning by hand, a highly lifelike mask can be created.

The founder of the company sees lots of potential for incorporating with robots.  Sorta creepy, sorta cool!