Not Our First Rodeo: The Science of Why Robots Can't Use Bullwhips (11/28/22)

Wow in the World

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Education, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.6 • 29.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Welcome to Southern Mama's Big Fancy Steakhouse! The waiters are serving some delicious milkshakes and Mindy is serving up some science with her licorice bullwhip. But what does a bullwhip have to teach us about the way way human brains work?... And why can't robots learn how to use a bullwhip? It's the who, what, when, where, how and WOW of biomechanics!

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1:28.4	Oh honey, it looks just like I remember it.
1:41.6	Hi y'all, welcome to Southern Mama's Big Fancy Steakhouse.
1:45.9	Table for two?
1:46.8	Yes, thank you. It's a special occasion actually.
1:49.8	We're celebrating our anniversary.
1:51.5	Oh, how nice!
1:53.2	Believe it or not, we met at this very restaurant 10 years ago today.
1:57.8	Well, gosh, aren't you two just the cutest?
2:00.8	Now, please follow me. We have a very special table ready for you.
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