3D Printed Skin

Disney's New 3D Printed Skin Makes Robots Softer and Safer for Children

Kelly Hodgkins | October 2, 2015

Robots and children pose a difficult problem. Robots naturally attract the attention of children because of their interactivity, but they're also machines with moving parts that can injure a child if they're allowed to interact without adult oversight. Disney hopes to change all this with a new soft skin and soft touch system that'll bring the lovable and huggable qualities of  Baymax (Big Hero 6) to toy robots around the world. 

Source: http://www.3ders.org/articles/20151001-disney-research-designs-3d-printed-soft-skins-for-kid-safe-toy-robots.html

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