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Simone Giertz runs a YouTube channel about robotics. Watch her full TED Talk:

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  1. R국제 관계 연구소

    December 21, 2022 at 5:04 pm

    1 i ‘m the first!

  2. Polruss Tomakriss

    December 21, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    I’m so proud of her ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️ I’m glad she made it their

  3. Help me reach 43k subs without any Videos

    December 21, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    Congrats to Everybody who is Early and found this Comment????

  4. M Jaya Prakash

    December 21, 2022 at 5:06 pm

    ????

  5. mike1young

    December 21, 2022 at 5:06 pm

    She seems fun! ????

  6. o0QuAdSh0t0o

    December 21, 2022 at 5:13 pm

    Maintain a curious mind

  7. Dimitros

    December 21, 2022 at 5:19 pm

    She is an absolute inspiration ????????

  8. Matt Lowe

    December 21, 2022 at 5:32 pm

    The cut resulting in Simone’s top changing is somewhat jarring. And if you’re not already subscribed to Simone’s YouTube channel, you should be.

  9. Sadman Shakib Omeo

    December 21, 2022 at 5:59 pm

    That’s hilarious and interesting at the same time. ????

  10. AgentAndroid

    December 21, 2022 at 6:01 pm

    I hope she invents Flubber someday

  11. stinkykyle96

    December 21, 2022 at 6:08 pm

    googly eye shirt ????

  12. Dewyu Nohmi / King Cobra

    December 21, 2022 at 6:29 pm

    Good message.

  13. pvtpain66k

    December 21, 2022 at 6:47 pm

    Except she’s just making weird, useful thing for her house now…

  14. Stephanie Reed

    December 21, 2022 at 6:54 pm

    It’s the googly-eye mail shirt for me

  15. Zubo

    December 21, 2022 at 7:20 pm

    true, I’m always making contraptions and whatnot

  16. stillpaints

    December 21, 2022 at 7:31 pm

    I call it the privilege helmet

    • Dimitros

      December 21, 2022 at 10:23 pm

      Typical SJW ????????‍♂️

  17. InfernoMutant

    December 21, 2022 at 8:09 pm

    This is amazing

  18. Pit Crowley

    December 21, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    Guess my parents watched that TED Talk too ????

  19. Welt Siebenhundert

    December 21, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    useless or unneccesary?

    • Dimitros

      December 21, 2022 at 10:23 pm

      It’s fun ????

  20. Horst Tristan von Wittenbach

    December 21, 2022 at 9:54 pm

    Simone is a legend. She really invented ridiculously funny stuff… ????????????

  21. Joshua W

    December 21, 2022 at 10:37 pm

    how have I never heard of her lol, she’s been around longer than Unnecessary Inventions

  22. David Van De Beers

    December 22, 2022 at 1:53 am

    The irony

  23. S4

    December 22, 2022 at 4:24 am

    If you want to be successful, double your failure rate.

  24. Jake Remington

    December 22, 2022 at 5:00 am

    You are definitely in the right path grasshopper

  25. Matthew Hall

    December 22, 2022 at 7:58 am

    Did she also invent a disappearing shirt?

  26. Pedro Parkros

    December 22, 2022 at 9:19 am

    Marry me ????

  27. Martin Bennett

    December 22, 2022 at 9:55 am

    What a beautiful creature.

  28. The6thElement

    December 22, 2022 at 1:37 pm

    Wonderful…and thank you!!!

  29. Stridur

    December 22, 2022 at 1:55 pm

    i love simone giertz sm, shes such an inspiration

  30. QuebecoisSti

    December 22, 2022 at 4:55 pm

    fuckin huge waste of ressources and time

    • Dimitros

      December 23, 2022 at 12:46 am

      Come on mate, chill, it’s a fun project ????????

  31. Smith

    December 23, 2022 at 4:28 am

    Perhaps the newest generation will find a way to save us all

  32. EllisD1249

    December 25, 2022 at 12:47 am

    Yes because eveeyone making useless thing definitely wont make your useless things obsolete

  33. Tim Wannell

    December 25, 2022 at 9:54 am

    Do have to point out though….this was utterly ‘useless’

  34. Aneela Sheikh

    December 27, 2022 at 9:43 am

    Too cute????✨

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