Imagine a boat that propels by moving its “tail” from side to side, just like a fish. That’s the kind of machine that TED Fellow Robert Katzschmann’s lab builds: soft-bodied robots that imitate natural movements with artificial, silent muscles. He lays out his vision for machines that take on mesmerizing new forms, made of softer and more lifelike materials — and capable of discovering unknown parts of the world.
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Mamyrova Bermet
November 25, 2022 at 12:03 pm
I believe I can flyyyy
Pablo Cid Viayna
November 25, 2022 at 12:04 pm
First
Sajal Sarkar
November 25, 2022 at 12:04 pm
Hmm
YASHWANT MITAWA
November 25, 2022 at 12:05 pm
I love watch Ted talk.. Because it motivates us.. And give knowledge about new things..
ÆKSHAT GUPTA
November 25, 2022 at 12:22 pm
Yeah SAME HERE
Dreamer Magister
November 25, 2022 at 12:10 pm
This is fascinating.
S iN eX
November 25, 2022 at 12:20 pm
The future of robot movements
Arif Bergmann
November 25, 2022 at 12:21 pm
👍
Adventures of Lauren
November 25, 2022 at 12:31 pm
I believe we need to stop while we’re ahead.
Adamya Singh
November 25, 2022 at 12:41 pm
Science will Prevail!
Adventures of Lauren
November 25, 2022 at 12:58 pm
@Adamya Singh science is definitely important, I agree. However, we need to adapt what we do, and stop trying to make the world adapt to us….
Seorge Goros
November 25, 2022 at 8:52 pm
I’ve found myself saying this on multiple science projects that I used to believe would be perfect for society.
Adamya Singh
November 25, 2022 at 12:36 pm
Can a Veterinarian contribute to this Field?
The COVID-19 Coronavirus
November 25, 2022 at 12:38 pm
I got an animal motor man…I got an animal motor
John Sirois
November 25, 2022 at 12:42 pm
A little salt, a wedge of lemon, voila!
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November 25, 2022 at 12:45 pm
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*NOTE:
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It has began with the books by Allan Kardec and continued in the books by Francisco C. Xavier, the greatest and more important medium/prophet of spirits of the last centuries…
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Julia Henriques
November 25, 2022 at 12:52 pm
Analogs, great. Living tissue? What can go wrong? Let’s make robots whose viruses we can catch. …
Kashouri Katsu
November 25, 2022 at 1:14 pm
After u play Horizon zero dawn and forbidden west
Lotschi
November 25, 2022 at 1:50 pm
Wow, this is really fascinating!
But what I don‘t get is what the use if it is. Why do those machines work silently?
Cigarmann
November 25, 2022 at 1:53 pm
Oh boy…..rise of the machines will be a reality….
Artur Martins
November 25, 2022 at 2:00 pm
Jurassic Park is going to be real!! 🦕
ROMANUMERALZ
November 25, 2022 at 2:21 pm
Underwater Abominations🐬
ROMANUMERALZ
November 25, 2022 at 2:23 pm
2:50 🗑
knightwong
November 25, 2022 at 3:09 pm
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Emilio G.
November 25, 2022 at 5:28 pm
This is where and how great innovation starts. It starts with a kernel. An idea. Imagination.
Bill Norris
November 25, 2022 at 5:54 pm
I liked the talk but since the Sim is powered by electricity, what is the energy source..? If it is a battery how could it be biodegradable? I would think that the ability to construct efficient organic “Batteries” like those found in many eels would be FAR into the future.
Reoh
November 25, 2022 at 11:24 pm
Somewhere out there is a shark destined to choke on Sofie.
Nona Manis 🌺
November 25, 2022 at 11:30 pm
*_Why do, at times, we lose motivation in life_*_ ??_ 🤔
Our Motivation to achieve is greatly driven by our needs. We always feel motivated when we do something to fulfil our true needs.
_Sometimes, we begin something with a lot of enthusiasm but soon find it hard to continue due to a lack of motivation. We tend to lose motivation because we choose to do something that is not truly needed, doesn’t add value to our lives, or we are not really passionate about it._
To keep yourself motivated, there has to be a hunger to achieve it. When you feel that achieving will bring a positive change and a significant difference, you wake up each day with a passion for pursuing it.
🌺 *Dr Bhawna Gautam* 👏😊
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Paul M Cover
November 26, 2022 at 2:38 pm
disgusting advert, the propensity of the narcissist
Nona Manis 🌺
November 25, 2022 at 11:30 pm
*_Does unkindness represent disappointment from self_*_ ??_ 🤔
Unkind are the ones who are unable to handle their emotions. When they go through a tough time or are hurt, they blame others to satisfy their ego.
_Sometimes we come across people who are unkind and inconsiderate. They don’t care how their words, actions are behaviour can hurt us. They don’t realise they are so unhappy that all they give to others is pain._
Never let unkind people become a reason for your hurt. Unkind people are themselves wounded; they don’t know how to heal. If you can help them, help them heal with love and patience; if you can’t, learn to ignore them.
🌺 *Dr Bhawna Gautam* 👏😊
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Paul M Cover
November 26, 2022 at 2:37 pm
gross self promotion
Sushant Parihar
November 26, 2022 at 6:48 am
So exciting,i want to see the future in 22 century
nordicskibunny
November 26, 2022 at 9:20 am
Replicants.
GOBI RAJA
November 26, 2022 at 11:50 am
That’ Interesting. If this idea comes into reality a lot of muscle related problem will solved
Paul M Cover
November 26, 2022 at 2:35 pm
i did think of the medical remedies to/for prosthetics
GOBI RAJA
November 27, 2022 at 6:41 am
@Paul M Cover thats true
Steve Kimani
November 26, 2022 at 1:36 pm
Ppl want indestructible robots not robots that have to heal themselves
Paul M Cover
November 26, 2022 at 2:32 pm
‘no more loud noise’
next generation.
cute toys and awesome tech in the scientific sphere of aquatic exploration, as well as space applications
next generation…
the robots with human muscles taking jobs….
the next generation..
sentient ai building its own failsafe eternity….
no more generations.
i love the idea, and in the far future i see all the beauty.
I am a Massive! Iain M Banks fan, and the Culture relies on the ergonomic of nature, and the pursuit of complete genetic manipulation.
i think i just dont wanna live through the precarious moment where society could truly implode.
There ought to be stringent social safeguards for tech at this point.
In the past, machines were build from necessity, then later for efficiency.
Now its machines for the shere wonder f what might happen next. For some times, thats fine, but not all times, and the public should get a say
Munkhamgalan Munkhbat
November 26, 2022 at 3:11 pm
That is very interesting
Abdulrahman Jiffry
November 26, 2022 at 9:28 pm
One step closer to the Horizon Zero Dawn timeline. Best start to practice your archery gentlemen.
me myself and I
November 26, 2022 at 10:38 pm
Take them out of confinement, obtund them and that shall solve carbon.
d
November 27, 2022 at 12:46 am
Hooray for classic TED, not terrible social justice nonsense.
Dan Miller
November 27, 2022 at 3:41 am
Yeah! Screw justice for society! /s
d
November 27, 2022 at 3:48 am
@Dan Miller Thank you, ‘words I don’t like are violence, but my violence is totally justified.’ We always love to hear from you guys.
Dan Miller
November 27, 2022 at 5:04 am
@d I’ll defend your right to say whatever you like. I just don’t understand how you’re against justice, religious freedom, equality for the less fortunate, less privileged, minorities, foreigners, immigrants, culturally different, etc. I’m sad to see you live in such fear.
Avi Richar
November 27, 2022 at 3:04 am
liking the potential for even better limb-loss etc. prosthetics (to even artificial hearts and internal organ musculatures otherwise), especially if it can be made actually affordable, as seems reasonable and likely from the described materials and processes and energy involved
be nice if this can be kept free of corrupting its uses, via all the usual and ready made means of sane governance and regulation actually implemented, instead of left to the usual status quo hegemonic broken paradigm dominating (medicine and machine tech and every other materialism-on-steroids industrial complex replicated on the OG first MIC model)
would be sad too if this gets shelved into one more amazing human potential crushed by intentionally depraved systems, inevitably resulting in more BS price-hiked kleptocracy scam-grifts to leech parasitically off of the majority of humanity’s suffering (and potential ease/comfort fully economically viable today) gatewayed/hoarded off into more oligarchic strife unnecessarily, all for (addictively crack-head levels of dysfunctional hyper obsessive) profiteering and other sociopathic aims/lusts
Pieter van der Meulen
November 27, 2022 at 6:13 am
Why not use bi-metal.
Slavin A.
November 27, 2022 at 9:26 am
👎👎👎
SwiggtySwooty
November 27, 2022 at 2:44 pm
Damn science you scary
Jonathan Michael Johnson
November 27, 2022 at 3:17 pm
Soft body robots have been around a while – very cool to see the conductive ink/oil pouches and how fast they move. The fast twitch response from this soft mechanism looks more powerful than others. I wish he focused more on how they achieved the natural motion at 1:53 – all the tests looked epileptic. maybe staggering the sequence of contractions for a whip-like motion? Major change in the system between middle and end. And the more natural footage is time stamped 2018? Confusing
TheMrmoc7
November 27, 2022 at 4:24 pm
“There are no rotating motors in nature.” ATP Synthase?
TheMrmoc7
November 27, 2022 at 4:31 pm
We could use these machines to spy on Russian submarines.
🛑 Passions 🛑
November 27, 2022 at 4:59 pm
That’s why ‘Nothing is a big deal’