A “breathing, sweating and shaking” robot… Yes, we are talking about a robot. According to the report of the Independent; Scientists have invented a “breathing, sweating and shaking” robot. Here are the details…
“THERMAL MANKINE”
In the report, it was stated that the heat-sensitive “thermal mannequin”, called ANDI, has 35 individually controlled surfaces with sweat-dropping pores like humans.
It was stated that the robot, which was stated to be designed by the US company Thermetrics for the use of researchers at Arizona State University, was produced to help better understand the health effects of extreme temperatures on the human body.
“ANDI sweats, generates heat, shakes, walks and breathes,” said Konrad Rykaczewski, principal investigator of the ASU research project, whose work aims to detect and quantify the effects of extreme heat on humans. “We’re trying to develop a very good understanding of how heat affects the human body so we can quantitatively design things to address it.” he said.
In the same news, it was reported that some of the 10 robots built by the researchers are already used by clothing companies for clothing testing, but ASU’s android is the only robot that can be used outdoors, allowing experiments that were not possible before in extremely hot environments and studies on the effect of solar radiation. provided was also stated.
According to the report, ASU researchers plan to test ANDI in potentially heat-affected areas around Phoenix this summer to understand how different ages and body types are affected by high temperatures.
According to the same news;
Ankit Joshi, ASU research scientist and chief operator of ANDI, who led the modeling efforts, said: “We can use different BMI (body mass index) models, different age characteristics, and different medical conditions. [ANDI’ye] He said, “A diabetic has a different thermal regulation than a healthy person. Therefore, we can take all these changes into account with our personalized models.”
The results will be used to design interventions such as cooling clothing and technologies to prevent heatstroke and heat-related deaths. (Photos: Reuters)