Researchers in Arizona have unveiled a robot that breathes, trembles and sweats to study how the human body reacts to extreme conditions.

In a building at Arizona State University in the United States, workers are assembling the robot “Andy” before it is placed outdoors to test the human body’s ability to withstand high temperatures. Andy’s body is divided into 35 separate zones filled with temperature and heat sensors, while an internal cooling system and pores embedded in the carbon fiber skin allow him to generate heat, breathe, sweat and even shiver like a human.

Researchers can also program “Andy” to mimic the physical conditions of people of different ages, such as the elderly, athletes, and people with lower resistance. Andy’s body behaves differently under different temperature, radiation and wind conditions, and the relevant data is transmitted to the computer to form a complete human heat map.

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Conrad, professor of mechanical engineering at Arizona State University in the United States: “Andy” is the world’s first outdoor human thermal model, we can take it outdoors to test how much heat it absorbs in hot weather.

Since the beginning of this summer, hot weather has swept across most parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and many high temperature records have been broken. According to the World Meteorological Organization, extreme weather is occurring with increasing frequency and is having a major impact on human health and ecosystems. The emergence of this kind of robot “Andy” can allow scientists to further understand the body temperature regulation mechanism unique to humans, and research measures to protect human health.