The future of machines that move like animals | Robert Katzschmann

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🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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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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0:00.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily, I'm Elise Hugh.
0:06.9	Alright, let's picture a robot.
0:09.4	You're probably imagining it with hard machine-like parts, right?
0:14.8	Robot assistant Ted Fellow, Robert Catchman, is reimagining what's possible for robots
0:20.0	to make them softer, more lifelike, and more capable of discovering unknown parts of
0:25.1	the world.
0:26.1	In his talk from Ted 2022, he lays out a vision for machines to take on mesmerizing new forms.
0:32.9	Hear from him after the break.
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1:10.3	Modern engineering focuses on rotating motors to power almost any machine.
1:16.5	It's taking about 200 years for motors to become what they are today.
1:22.3	And they're still loud and unnatural in their ways.
1:26.2	The constant noise of machines causes problems for living beings everywhere, both in the ocean
1:33.3	and also on land.
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