Crash test dummies have long been used to test the safety of our cars – but are now too slim to mimic real people. Will fatter models be more accurate? Jack Stewart investigates a new generation of ...
Experts believe crash test dummies need to gain as much as 100lbs if automakers want to get a more accurate idea of what safety measures are needed to protect contemporary Americans. The familiar, ...
On shelves at a Humanetics facility in Huron, Ohio, skulls stare from their eyeless sockets, shiny and silver. Around a corner, a rack is filled with squishy, peach-toned arms, legs, torsos and butts.