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Meet Soft Flying Robots Inspired by Disney, Studio Ghibli and Pokemon

A team of researchers has demonstrated the role that floating robots inspired by Tinker Bell, Pokemon and Studio Ghibli might be able to play in our lives. 0:00 The Benefits of Soft Floating Robots 0:36 Solving the Safety Challenges of Human-Robot Interaction 1:25 Overcoming the Uncanny Valley and Building Emotional Connections 2:55 Existing Floating Robots…

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A team of researchers has demonstrated the role that floating robots inspired by Tinker Bell, Pokemon and Studio Ghibli might be able to play in our lives.

0:00 The Benefits of Soft Floating Robots
0:36 Solving the Safety Challenges of Human-Robot Interaction
1:25 Overcoming the Uncanny Valley and Building Emotional Connections
2:55 Existing Floating Robots and Future Possibilities

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  1. @zivzulander

    July 12, 2026 at 8:38 am

    Obviously, I’m gonna need a ghost one 👻

  2. @catoftruth1044

    July 12, 2026 at 9:09 am

    i’d buy it still even without ai

  3. @FiftyTRoadGardenCottag

    July 12, 2026 at 9:18 am

    A pet watching bot sounds like a good idea

  4. @GinGer-u9t

    July 12, 2026 at 9:26 am

    Obviously, I’m gonna need a ghost one 👻 ..

  5. @SchrogindersGreed

    July 12, 2026 at 9:57 am

    flying Batmax?

  6. @strongbelieveroftheholybible

    July 12, 2026 at 10:05 am

    We are close to end times! Robots wanna take over !!! Lord Jesus Christ is coming soon🙏🏼❤️🕊Repent, believe in the Gospel, Be Born Again

  7. @N1CO-NINTENDUDE

    July 12, 2026 at 10:10 am

    That’s just a helium ballon bruh……

  8. @MiyuruWeerarathna

    July 12, 2026 at 11:57 am

    Reminded me of big hero 5.

    • @TrainerAshNZ

      July 12, 2026 at 10:37 pm

      I can only de-activate if you say that you are satisfied with my care. Or I pop on something sharp.

  9. @KeithBarnett

    July 12, 2026 at 12:32 pm

    The only real use for the ballon is indoor advertisement.

    • @Mr.Adkins82

      July 12, 2026 at 12:55 pm

      This search result brought to you by Carl’s Jr.

  10. @KeithBarnett

    July 12, 2026 at 12:35 pm

    Using these for Mental support you need Mental help.

  11. @Mr.Adkins82

    July 12, 2026 at 12:59 pm

    1:37 yeah we’ve seen plenty of movies about robots that are meant to make emotional connections. Subservience, Accused, Ex Machina, A.I., iRobot, etc.

    • @austin.england

      July 12, 2026 at 6:59 pm

      Flubber

    • @Grian91J

      July 13, 2026 at 5:51 am

      I doubt it has AGI, it is not aware enough for connections just a drone. You cannot bond with LLMs either btw, they are just parrots of programming, deep learning algorithms

  12. @MyYoutubesChannel

    July 12, 2026 at 1:55 pm

    Lets be real dudes just want bang bots.

  13. @stratos7755

    July 12, 2026 at 2:14 pm

    I remember wanting an RC toy shark balloon when I was a kid. It worked practically the same way as this does, just RC-controlled. That was 20 years ago…

  14. @owenloh9300

    July 12, 2026 at 3:02 pm

    This video has different titles showing for different viewers

    Different people are being shown different titles on this one — right now it’s roughly:

    • “These Robot Companions Are Lighter Than Air” — about 90% of viewers
    • “Meet Soft Flying Robots Inspired by Disney, Studio Ghibli and Pokemon” — about 10% of viewers

  15. @owenloh9300

    July 12, 2026 at 3:02 pm

    This video has different titles showing for different viewers

    Different people are being shown different titles on this one — right now it’s roughly:

    • “Meet Soft Flying Robots Inspired by Disney, Studio Ghibli and Pokemon” — about 100% of viewers

    It was also testing “These Robot Companions Are Lighter Than Air” earlier on.

  16. @sassymonkey

    July 12, 2026 at 4:06 pm

    I hope it can self-dock for recharging batteries and helium. Maybe it’ll be useful if users also have a dedicated heavy humanoid bot to keep it charged and floating! 😂 Not sure how I feel about a bot handling helium in my house though. Maybe the helium tank is a bot itself that ensures the humanoid bot doesn’t do something dangerous when refilling the floating bot… Hmmm, futuristic bot slippery sloped is unlocked!

  17. @DariusRoland

    July 12, 2026 at 4:35 pm

    So they made Baymax from Big Hero 6. Kinda.

  18. @_JellyWalker

    July 12, 2026 at 7:19 pm

    I would love to have a floating robot whale friend.

    • @o_o825

      July 13, 2026 at 4:34 am

      To gently boop me awake!

  19. @hikalox

    July 12, 2026 at 9:35 pm

    There may also be a demand for robots specifically designed for providing comfort and relaxation.

  20. @miibocs

    July 12, 2026 at 11:25 pm

    My dreams have come true I always wanted floating garbage in my house.

  21. @jkstl70

    July 13, 2026 at 12:53 am

    neat

  22. @Joseph-xe6yl

    July 13, 2026 at 5:57 am

    I prefer real doggies. Come on man, it’s a balloon.

  23. @manelmoreno8247

    July 13, 2026 at 6:11 am

    who created this doesnt matter ?

  24. @AnticancerSmart

    July 13, 2026 at 8:13 pm

    Interesting.

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