#372 – Simone Giertz: Queen of Sh*tty Robots, Innovative Engineering, and Design
Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman
4.7 • 13K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2023
⏱️ 124 minutes
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(06:49) - Early creations
(23:42) - Sh*tty Robots
(38:40) - Robots and human connection
(40:55) - Dating AI
(44:14) - Proud parent machine
(46:05) - Creative process
(47:31) - Bubble wrap music box
(52:53) - Education
(58:27) - Difficult projects
(59:56) - TED talk
(1:06:13) - Brain tumor
(1:14:51) - Fear of death
(1:19:15) - Mass production
(1:34:40) - Truckla
(1:39:29) - Weapons
(1:43:29) - Consciousness
(1:45:33) - MMA
(1:49:36) - China, Kenya, and USA
(1:54:29) - Advice for young people
(1:58:21) - Meaning of life
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The following is a conversation with Simone Yetge, an inventor, designer, engineer, and |
| 0:04.9 | roboticist famous for a combination of humor and really creative design in the systems |
| 0:10.2 | and products she creates, including a spot of her new product design company called Yetge. |
| 0:16.4 | She has a popular YouTube channel where she has demonstrated a lot of her incredible and |
| 0:22.2 | fun designs and inventions from quote, shady robots to a Tesla Model 3 converted into a truck. |
| 0:29.9 | But where she also revealed her personal journey after having been diagnosed with a brain |
| 0:34.7 | tumor. |
| 0:36.1 | Simone is a brilliant, fun, and inspiring human being. |
| 0:40.1 | It was truly an honor for me to get to meet her and to have this chat. |
| 0:45.8 | And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor. |
| 0:48.5 | Check them out in the description is the best way to support this podcast. |
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| 1:09.9 | And now onto the full ad reads as always no ads in the middle. |
| 1:13.0 | I try to make this interesting, but if you must skip them, please still check out our |
| 1:16.9 | sponsors. |
| 1:17.9 | I love their stuff. |
| 1:19.6 | And maybe you will too. |
| 1:21.7 | This show, speaking of love, is brought to you by Masterclass. |
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