Science Behind Baymax

     The concept of Baymax came about when Don Hall Co-Director of Big Hero 6, at the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute. Baymax's role as a care taking robot in the story requires something more than a hard metal robot. Don saw a inflatable robotic arm at the institute this inspired Baymax's inflatable design. The purpose is that if you are going to be taken care of by a robot, it shouldn't be a huge metal monster. There are no real full scale soft robots, because some technology still hasn't been invented but that didn't stop Disney from creating the huggable robot.

      I admire how Big Hero 6 steps away from the norm of metal robots. Interestingly enough the Baymax's inflatable appearance is probably why he is such an appealing character. This is very relevant to character appeal for animation, so you can take Baymax as a stellar character in originality and appeal.