The company behind the AI-guided robots says the technology makes eyelash extensions more affordable, while the appearance of the devices in viral TikTok videos has sparked questions about the safety and efficacy of robots performing such tasks, as well as the consequences of putting humans out of work.

AI technology has been catapulted into popular discourse in recent months with the rise of natural language processing like ChatGPT. Computer vision, though, is even older. It is used in Roomba vacuums and surgical settings, according to Kris Hauser, a computer science professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign whose research specializes in open-world robotics.

Luum has created an AI-based Lash Robot that can delicately extend eyelashes for customers in beauty salons. The robot has dexterity on a microscopic scale the process is both safer and more accurate than human eyelash application

Source: Dean Takahashi · VentureBeat