Sweating Robot Is Slightly Creepy, Very Gross

Writing by Evan Ackerman on Tuesday, 27 of January , 2009 at 12:57 am

Scientists in Switzerland are using a sweating robot to help them develop athletic clothing that dries quickly, even in cold weather. The robot, named SAM (sweating agile mannequin), has 125 “sweat nozzles” distributed over his head and body. His skin is heated up to body temperature (through hot water circulation via his face, it looks like) and he’s made to move around while sweating, which provides a consistent basis to measure the performance of different synthetic fibers under different conditions. No word on what, exactly, comes out of the “sweat nozzles,” but please keep it far away from me.

Here’s a video… Sorry for the annoying ad. And the sound. I blame Reuters.

VIA [ Daily Mail ]

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