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Carnegie Mellon's Inflatable Robotic Arm Inspires Design of Disney's Latest Character


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A robot arm made of balloons at CMU's Robotics Institute (bottom) inspired filmmaker Don Hall to create Baymax, a pivotal character in Disney's upcoming animated feature "Big Hero 6" (top).

Credit: Carnegie Mellon University

When Don Hall saw a robot arm made of balloons while visiting Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute several years ago, he knew instantly that Baymax, a pivotal character in the animated feature he was co-directing for Disney, would also be an inflatable robot.

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