A team of engineers at Brigham Young University (BYU) has created a revolutionary robot named Baloo that boasts impressive strength and the potential to assist humans in various tasks. Inspired by the helpful robot 'Roz' from the movie 'The Wild Robot,' Baloo is designed to be both powerful and practical.
Although the world might not ever have super soldiers like Captain America, engineers at BYU are building robots that could rival Steve Rogers' strength. But strength isn't the only aim of this new robot. Just like Roz in the movie 'The Wild Robot,' who always completes a task, graduate student Curtis Johnson said he hopes to make robots that are helpful. Johnson took that first step earlier this month by debuting Baloo the robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Baloo can safely lift ladders, kayaks, car tires, chairs, heavy boxes and other large or unwieldy objects with his flexible structure. Its creators say the robot can also 'mirror' the actions of a human collaborator and could be used in a variety of situations, from construction to disaster relief. Johnson built Baloo with mechanical engineer professor Marc Killpack in the BYU Robotics and Dynamics Lab. The robot is 'revolutionary' because it 'can interact with the world with its whole body,' the university stated. The team is continuing to develop the robot's capabilities, exploring its potential for assisting people in a variety of tasks
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