NASA-funded inflatable robots are safe in space, and in homes

Working with a grant from NASA, BYU engineers (led by mechanical engineering professor Marc Killpack) are programming inflatable robots so that they can be used in everything from space research to home care. Because they are inflatable, these robots -- like BYU's King Louie - can operate safely in homes and around people where rigid robots might cause injury to people or structures. See more at: News release from BYU News (writer T