Eye-opening innovations in false lashes include the use of LED, AI and robots

Eyelash extensions can now be done faster and cheaper, and last longer. PHOTOS: PERKY LASH, LASHIFY/INSTAGRAM, SELENAONAIR/INSTAGRAM
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SINGAPORE – Worried about robots stealing your job? It is already happening in one lash salon in California.

In 2023, Luum Lash in San Jose caused quite a stir when it unveiled a lash robot powered by artificial intelligence (AI). In a scene straight out of The Jetsons cartoon from the 1960s, the lash salon’s robots – named Farrah, Jacklyn and Kate – are capable of crafting and affixing faux lashes with the precision of a master artist in as little as 33 minutes.

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