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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