A robot that can breathe and sweat helps scientists understand

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ANDI the robot has internal cooling channels that help it in various scenarios.

Scientists concerned about changes in Earth’s climate are using a robot to study the impact of soaring heat on humans. Called ANDI – short for Advanced Newton Dynamic Instrument – looks like a simple crash-test dummy. But he has the ability to breathe, shiver and even sweat. ANDI was developed by researchers at Arizona State University in the United States. And it’s being used in Phoenix to understand what happens to the body when a human experiences heat stroke and how can we protect ourselves in a warming planet.

The University issued a press release on the unique robot in May this year. It can mimic the thermal functions of the human body and has 35 different surfaces that are all individually controlled with temperature sensors, heat flux sensors and sweat pores.

“It’s the world’s first outdoor thermal dummy that we can regularly take outside and (…) measure the amount of heat it receives from the environment,” mechanical engineering professor Konrad Rykaczewski told AFP.

The robot is “a very realistic way to experimentally measure how a human person reacts to extreme weather” without putting people themselves at risk, the researcher added.

Until now, there were only about ten such models, and none of them could venture outside. But this ANDI is only one of two used by research institutions and the first to have a unique internal cooling channel.

Arizona’s capital, Phoenix, is experiencing the longest heat wave in its history. On Friday, the temperature exceeded 110 43 degrees Celsius for the 22nd day in a row.

“You can’t put humans in dangerous extreme heat situations and test what would happen,” said Jenni Vanos, associate professor at the School of Sustainability. “But there are situations we know of in the valley where people are dying of heat and we still don’t fully understand what happened. ANDI can help us understand that.”

At ANDI’s home, a newly developed thermal chamber, researchers can simulate heat exposure scenarios from different locations around the world. Here, the temperature can reach up to 60 degrees Celsius.

The robot has internal cooling channels that help ANDI in various scenarios – solar radiation from the sun, infrared radiation from the ground, and convection from the surrounding air.

The researchers hope the robot will provide a better understanding of hyperthermia – that is, when a body overheats, a condition that threatens a growing proportion of the world’s population due to global warming.

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