TED Talks
Robert Full: The secrets of nature's grossest creatures, channeled into robots
How can robots learn to stabilize on rough terrain, walk upside down, do gymnastic maneuvers in air and run into walls without harming themselves? Robert Full takes a look at the incredible body of the cockroach to show what it can teach...
TED Talks
Robert Full: The sticky wonder of gecko feet
Biologist Robert Full shares slo-mo video of some captivating critters. Take a closer look at the spiny legs that allow cockroaches to scuttle across mesh and the nanobristle-packed feet that let geckos to run straight up walls.
TED Talks
Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone?
As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? Sherry Turkle studies how our devices and online personas are redefining human connection and communication -- and asks us to think deeply about the new kinds of...
TED Talks
Kirk Citron: And now, the real news
How many of today's headlines will matter in 100 years? 1000? Kirk Citron's "Long News" project collects stories that not only matter today, but will resonate for decades -- even centuries -- to come. At TED2010, he highlights recent...
TED Talks
TED: Can a robot pass a university entrance exam? | Noriko Arai
Meet Todai Robot, an AI project that performed in the top 20 percent of students on the entrance exam for the university of Tokyo -- without actually understanding a thing. While it's not matriculating anytime soon, Todai Robot's success...
TED Talks
Robert Full: Learning from the gecko's tail
Biologist Robert Full studies the amazing gecko, with its supersticky feet and tenacious climbing skill. But high-speed footage reveals that the gecko's tail harbors perhaps the most surprising talents of all.
TED Talks
TED: What's it like to be a robot? | Leila Takayama
We already live among robots: tools and machines like dishwashers and thermostats so integrated into our lives that we'd never think to call them that. What will a future with even more robots look like? Social scientist Leila Takayama...
TED Talks
TED: Why jobs of the future won't feel like work | David Lee
We've all heard that robots are going to take our jobs -- but what can we do about it? Innovation expert David Lee says that we should start designing jobs that unlock our hidden talents and passions -- the things we spend our weekends...
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TED: A mini robot -- powered by your phone | Keller Rinaudo
Your smartphone may feel like a friend -- but a true friend would give you a smile once in a while. At TED2013, Keller Rinaudo demos Romo, the smartphone-powered mini robot who can motor along with you on a walk, slide you a cup of...
SciShow
Why Scientists are Giving Robots Human Muscles
Human-robot hybrids are advancing quickly, but the applications aren't just for complete synthetic humans. There's a lot we can learn about ourselves in the process.
Crash Course
The Future of Artificial Intelligence
Today, in our final episode of Crash Course AI, we're going to look towards the future. We've spent much of this series explaining how and why we don't have the Artificial General Intelligence (or AGI) that we see in the movies like...
Crash Course
How YouTube Knows What You Should Watch
Today we’re going to talk about recommender systems which form the backbone of so much of the content we see online from video recommendations on YouTube and Netflix to ads we see on Facebook, Twitter, and well, everywhere else. We’ll...
SciShow
Building Robot Astronauts
NASA has put out the challenge: can YOU build software for a space robot? Along with that warm fuzzy feeling that you've helped humanity reach for the stars, a cash prize will be awarded to the winners.
TED Talks
TED: Why we have an emotional connection to robots | Kate Darling
We're far from developing robots that feel emotions, but we already have feelings towards them, says robot ethicist Kate Darling, and an instinct like that can have consequences. Learn more about how we're biologically hardwired to...
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TED: Watson, Jeopardy and me, the obsolete know-it-all | Ken Jennings
Trivia whiz Ken Jennings has made a career as a keeper of facts; he holds the longest winning streak in history on the US quiz show Jeopardy. But in 2011, he played a challenge match against IBM's supercomputer Watson -- and lost. With...
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Paul McEuen and Marc Miskin: Tiny robots with giant potential
Take a trip down the microworld as roboticists Paul McEuen and Marc Miskin explain how they design and mass-produce microrobots the size of a single cell, powered by atomically thin legs -- and show how these machines could one day be...
SciShow
Human-Powered Helicopters and a Red Fox: SciShow Talk Show #8
Da Vinci imagined a helicopter powered solely by human muscles. Now more than 500 years later, two teams are using advanced materials to try and make that dream come true. Hank and Catilin discuss these two teams and the Sikorsky Prize...
SciShow
Sinkholes, Robotic Mules & Fluffy the Tarantula: SciShow Talk Show #7
Hank is joined by Peter Winkler with some news about sinkholes and DARPA's new robotic mule, and then the boys are joined by Jessi from Animal Wonders and her special friend "Fluffy" the Chilean rose hair tarantula.
SciShow
8 Useful Technologies Inspired by Nature
We're pretty good at inventing things, but stealing from nature is a great way to solve some problems!
Crash Course
Reinforcement Learning
Reinforcement learning is particularly useful in situations where we want to train AIs to have certain skills we don’t fully understand ourselves. Unlike some of the techniques we’ve discussed so far, reinforcement learning generally...
TED Talks
Péter Fankhauser: Meet Rezero, the dancing ballbot
Engineering student Péter Fankhauser demonstrates Rezero, a robot that balances on a ball. Designed and built by students, Rezero is the first ballbot made to move quickly and gracefully -- and even dance. (Could the Star Wars sphere...
SciShow
SpaceX Plans to Colonize Mars!
We are that much closer to making space travel a reality and SpaceX is helping make that possible.
TED Talks
Diseñemos el futuro del trabajo exponencial
Diseñemos el futuro del trabajo exponencial A medida que la tecnología continúa evolucionando, también lo harán nuestras habilidades profesionales, anima Carolina Florez Stutz. Para prepararse para el futuro del trabajo, las empresas...
SciShow
Why These Rovers Will Never Go To Mars
It’s nice to think that every rover we land on Mars is totally unique, but isn’t it even nicer to know that they’ve got a twin or even a triplet here on Earth making sure they’re up for the job ahead?