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More Big Hero 6 Science (and Math)

February 25, 2015 By Kim
Tagged With: Big Hero 6

Disney's Big Hero 6 scienceNerds all across the country cheered when Disney’s Big Hero 6 won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. I did, at least. I’m a big fan of the movie. Shortly after its debut, I wrote a post featuring a few fun at-home science experiments inspired by the movie’s female characters, Honey Lemon and GoGo Tomago. (I also had a chance to interview Disney Animation CTO, Andy Hendrickson and the movie’s technical supervisor, Hank Driskill.) I’ve been meaning to revisit the Big Hero 6 science and after it’s Oscar success, I’m ready to roll.

Learn about soft robots and personal assistive robots under development at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and why the movie brought a CMU professor to tears.

Check out these resources on building soft robots from CMU.

NPR’s All Tech Considered talks about the challenge of making a huggable robot.

Gizmodo features 8 real-life robots that inspired Big Hero 6.

And thanks to The Scientific Mom, I found this behind-the-scenes video of digital animation process in action at Pixar (hint, there’s a lot of math).

How are those Disney guys (and a smattering of gals, *sigh*) know so much about so much? Check out Disney Research.

And in case you missed it the first time around, check out STEM Girl fun inspired by Big Hero 6.

Science and STEM Projects inspired by Big Hero 6 at www.themakermom.com

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About Kim

Kim headshot Summer 2012 I’m a Chicago-area mom / empty-nester who is passionate about sharing ideas and resources to raise kids who love Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). I’m a published author, blogger, vlogger, baker and maker. I love to travel, especially on trips that involve hiking and other active endeavors, farm tours, and learning new things in general.[Read More...]

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