Inflata-Bot

erco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7DfuALmptw

Ingenious use of a large inflatable "robot". I'm sure articulation will be improved for future generation models. Big, cheap, compliant, easy to transport & store. Some serious money to be made for large animated characters.

Martin_H

Interesting, it also reminds me of a special effect from the 1970's era Doctor Who.

Humanoido

erco wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7DfuALmptw
Ingenious use of a large inflatable "robot". I'm sure articulation will be improved for future generation models. Big, cheap, compliant, easy to transport & store. Some serious money to be made for large animated characters.

It looks a little shaky during the walk because of the light weight, however the inflatable concept as a housing and very light weight support structure has many applications for space and other Earth bound structures that don't require heavy weight loading. This concept could be applied to the ULT Ultra Large Telescope as the mounting could easily top several tons and will need a much lighter version for handling. More application on this idea will be applied to the ULT or the housing and mounting in the following thread.

http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?124495-Fill-the-Big-Brain&p=1054084&viewfull=1#post1054084

Whit

It is cool that it is strong enough to carry people too!

See - http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-11/video-truck-sized-inflatable-blue-anteater-bot-traipses-through-water-and-grass

erco

And here's a tiny new inflatabot (new video, anyway). Very cool, as long as you can be tethered to an inexhaustable compressed air supply!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DsbS9cMOAE