Baymax is the robot in Disney'sBig Hero Six and unlike the idea of many robots, he's not a hard heavy metallic statue type robot but a soft, almost balloon-like one. And his soft appearance goes well with his soft character. It is stated that "soft robots" could actually have a place in society in the future. People would most likely rather have a soft robot being around fragile things then a hard metal one, and they may look more appealing to the eye then a eight armed metal octopusbot. The idea of Baymax came from a soft robotic arm made by Siddharth Sanan.
Not only does the soft robot design look more appealing for people, but it also makes a great character for a kid's movie. I can't help but look at Baymax and think it's a robot version of Po from Kung Fu Panda. I like the idea of soft robotics, I'd never even thought that to be a possibility. It does have many uses in our society. Plus they look so non threatening. I'd get a pillowy robot that was as smart as a typical one. I hope it can't pop though.... that would be a huge design flaw.
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