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Yes, in a bid to ensure your car seat really will stand the test of time, Ford has developed a Robutt that is designed to mimic a post-exercise sweaty butt.
Which sounds laughable, but actually makes a lot of sense.
The Robutt is a robotic butt that Ford uses to test the effectiveness of their car seats over time. A butt-shaped cushion is attached to an industrial robot arm, which is then repeatedly pressed onto the tester seat to re-create 10 years of wear and tear.
This new, moister version of the Robutt was designed to mimic those real-life sweaty situations. I believe most of us will admit to getting into our cars after a hard workout a little sweaty-bottomed… (I’m so sorry).
The sweat test takes three days to complete, and sees the new-and-improved sweaty Robutt sit in the test seat 7,500 times. The Robutt is based on the dimensions of a large man, heated to 36 degrees celsius and soaked with 450 millimetres of water.
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Which sounds laughable, but actually makes a lot of sense.
The Robutt is a robotic butt that Ford uses to test the effectiveness of their car seats over time. A butt-shaped cushion is attached to an industrial robot arm, which is then repeatedly pressed onto the tester seat to re-create 10 years of wear and tear.
This new, moister version of the Robutt was designed to mimic those real-life sweaty situations. I believe most of us will admit to getting into our cars after a hard workout a little sweaty-bottomed… (I’m so sorry).
The sweat test takes three days to complete, and sees the new-and-improved sweaty Robutt sit in the test seat 7,500 times. The Robutt is based on the dimensions of a large man, heated to 36 degrees celsius and soaked with 450 millimetres of water.
Ford built a sweaty robot butt that acts like a sweaty human butt
Car seats have come a long way from the rigid benches drivers were forced to plop their bottoms on many decades ago and today’s seats are often a major part of the driving experience. Many have bui…
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