Not all Disney characters are pure fantasy. The soft, huggable #robot Baymax that stars in the #Disney animated movie “Big Hero 6” is based on real technology funded by NSF. Robots made from soft materials, such as balloons or fabrics, are excellent assistants for people, especially those who are elderly or disabled. Researchers at the Quality of Life Technology Center, an NSF Engineering Research Center based at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, developed soft robot t