Sarah Bergbreiter: Why I make robots the size of a grain of rice

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  • By studying the movement and bodies of insects such as ants, Sarah Bergbreiter and her team build incredibly robust, super teeny, mechanical versions of creepy crawlies … and then they add rockets. See their jaw-dropping developments in micro-robotics, and hear about three ways we might use these little helpers in the future.
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  • @JPxKillz
    @JPxKillz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    The project seems almost too incomplete to present like this. Great concept but there is not real meat to it yet.

    • @greenzoid2
      @greenzoid2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      They need funds to continue research, so shedding light on what they do never hurts I guess.

    • @onesimpleclik
      @onesimpleclik 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Prof. Killionare Yeah I was thinking the same thing.

    • @JPxKillz
      @JPxKillz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      greenzoid2 That's true. But Ted usually showcases - more or less - complete projects; the end result. And that's what I've come to expect.

    • @alejandrinos
      @alejandrinos 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Prof. Killionare A big number of talks are made to get interest from sponsors and professionals who might want to work in the project. Notice at the end how she says "Hopefully some of you can contribute to that".

    • @brucewayne-cave
      @brucewayne-cave 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree, nothing was under it's own control, other than the light triggered pyro detonation; which did not jump, but was uncontrollably blown into the air.
      It was more of a wishlist or physics dreams of the future.

  • @FaceClef
    @FaceClef 9 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Watching videos like this make me wonder how many decades ahead of this woman the military must be.

    • @bavarianbenko8544
      @bavarianbenko8544 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      FaceClef more likely she already works for them and is telling a third from what she knows to keep us in the dark

    • @lowqualityshitposts8860
      @lowqualityshitposts8860 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not all militaries, i dont think anyone others than USA Russia or maybe China could afford that

  • @helenTW
    @helenTW 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Also, Micro Scallops that could swim through blood are already invented :P

  • @guitargod4697
    @guitargod4697 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This lab has not achieved anything new.

  • @helenTW
    @helenTW 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That 3D printed one is really cute :)

  • @itsjustameme
    @itsjustameme 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you can get the voltage for it I think Piezo ceramics would revolutionize the way you make those engines and movable parts. It is basically a piece of ceramic that contorts in predictable ways when you put power on them and they are quite versatile and can be quite strong. The Piezo ceramics I know of that can currently work at the lowest voltage are from a company called Noliac - they have figured out how to make up the ceramic pieces out of tiny layers which drastically has reduced the power requirements. Perhaps that was worth looking into.

  • @MonkeyKong21
    @MonkeyKong21 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    just don't make them self-replicating

  • @Titanic-wo6bq
    @Titanic-wo6bq 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm supposed to watch this for school. I'm glad I am!

  • @CanEHdian7
    @CanEHdian7 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Right?

  • @BurkeLCH
    @BurkeLCH 9 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    5:03 Why does it seem that there's always good reasons for invention but the only ones paying for the R&D are the military? Ugh... Sooner or later humanity will learn.
    All negativity aside, this is some awesome stuff :D

    • @hunterbowman5150
      @hunterbowman5150 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      RyanBurke or you could see it in a optimistic view? At least the military is putting money into it. We have some pretty important modern inventions because of the money the military has put into emerging technology.

    • @redsquirrel3893
      @redsquirrel3893 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because the military is bigger than any one company and it's income is more stable.
      It's good the military is investing though and it has lead to a lot of advances.
      Company's do invest a lot in research as well mostly in the pharmaceutical and technology sectors.

    • @Unmannedair
      @Unmannedair 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Because all the companies that are investing in R N D are smart enough not to tell the whole world about it. The only reason you even know about this research is to make some politician somewhere look good to his backers. Also, this is weak sauce. These guys are wasting their money. If these guys were any good then they'd already have several working controllable prototypes. Everything I've seen here is a clockwork toy. Interesting, but unusable or impractical.

  • @Mat383
    @Mat383 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Didn't I see a movie about a kid controlling many tiny magnetic robots with a headband to create structures and later his creation gets stolen and used by a villain to destroy a University which belongs to a person who killed the villain's sister in an experiment with teleportation portals?

  • @Peter-yg7ze
    @Peter-yg7ze 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    interesting subject, but placing explosive under an object is not to jump. . or is it ?
    ( 4:09 )

  • @TehConqueror
    @TehConqueror 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this should really just be a vine of her saying "BECAUSE I FUCKING CAN!"

  • @Mink0twink
    @Mink0twink 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RIGHT
    RIGHT
    RIGHT
    RIGHT

  • @MsMilkytheclown1
    @MsMilkytheclown1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    How many of these mini robots will it take to "fix" Fukushima? Ohhh, that's a LOT!

    • @rosyheart
      @rosyheart 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nuthin can withstand the Heat; they will al melt, as all the Others, have don...Scientist$ are so screwed up; Fantasy Land in ther Mind or better; non compos mentis; Latin...for...Not of Sound Mind!!!

    • @kurtilein3
      @kurtilein3 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      rosy heart
      what an ignorant comment. first of all, no robots melted at fukushima. secondly, your dismissal of objective truth makes you sound like some religious nut who completely lost touch with reality, or like a person in a psychotic episode.

  • @andothebot2192
    @andothebot2192 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow i wanna see that jump mehanics that was showed first and electronics

  • @LukSingBong
    @LukSingBong ปีที่แล้ว

    This robot extremely provided a so great idea for my research project!Respect man !
    😉

  • @MaxBrix
    @MaxBrix 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I was six I moved a magnet on top of the table with a magnet under the table. That was in the 70s.

  • @fa.h.
    @fa.h. 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Magnets? not impresive.

  • @simonbanks5012
    @simonbanks5012 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow I'm glad my browser has the ability to go x4 speed otherwise that would have been 4 mins wasted (considering about 2 min was interesting, from about 1:40)

  • @team_hong_c4841
    @team_hong_c4841 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    10/16 second video
    I am shocked that this tiny robot can have an great mobility. Unlike usual actuator or motor, This kind of things can be more useful in some situation. I think there will be many obstacles until this technology is widely used, but the concepts and idea is very fresh. In my opinion, use this technology into exoskeleton suits(like an ironman😁) would be good. Because exoskeleton suits needs to be light weight, small, and great power to move something.

  • @USBEN.
    @USBEN. 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im interested in that on board power source . But there are no link in description to know more . How do i know what power was that ?

    • @DrakeOola
      @DrakeOola ปีที่แล้ว

      It's just a ceramic capacitor, a light sensor like an LDR and a transistor plus some pyrotechnics. All they really did was make a miniature explosive that gets set off with light, nothing really impressive here... It didn't jump or move at all, just blew up like a little firecracker, the movement you see in the other ones is essentially just someone dragging a magnet under the table.

    • @USBEN.
      @USBEN. ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DrakeOola Oh i see, thankyou for explaining man.

  • @MrNevertube
    @MrNevertube 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesomee. Congrats Sarah and team.

  • @757beko
    @757beko 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I didn't satisfied. We're building robots in so vulgar ways. I love mechanical engineering but I think the future of robotics in the bioengineering.

  • @lxc647
    @lxc647 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I think she's right.

  • @tsehaytecle9168
    @tsehaytecle9168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good but does your jumping robot decrease the gravitational force of attraction to the ground.i mean what kind of physics can you explain

  • @mohanmech9587
    @mohanmech9587 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Accelerating these tiny robots in speed of light & We can observe the universe.

  • @lolLeslylol
    @lolLeslylol 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Terminator was a Docu!

  • @laurel8831
    @laurel8831 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great and interesting speech.

  • @ivanmanko
    @ivanmanko 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why are millimeters written like "MM"? "M" is "mega", not "mili"; and "meter" is "m", not "M", since it's not derived from a person's name.

  • @adityahoskere9063
    @adityahoskere9063 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why does it feel like this would almost never work. This would be too expensive and they still struggle to do most things bigger robots can do

  • @chorkiel
    @chorkiel 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    This woman probably loved Big Hero 6.

  • @ChibiKeruchan
    @ChibiKeruchan 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I fucking need that to win a lot of coins on the coin pusher on arcades!! LOL

  • @justinw947
    @justinw947 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    alright?......alright?...alright...right....right?...alright?...right...

  • @Kino280
    @Kino280 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Big hero 6? (I want mind controlled nano bots)

  • @saraainaa-ridtzar3198
    @saraainaa-ridtzar3198 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fabulous !

  • @JorgeGamaliel
    @JorgeGamaliel 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Smart Rice like Smart Dust. :D

  • @alienkishorekumar
    @alienkishorekumar 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome nanorobotics.

  • @benji376
    @benji376 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Aight?"

  • @idlehands1111111111
    @idlehands1111111111 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    She says "Right?" A good hundred fuckin times I swear

  • @jackmejia4630
    @jackmejia4630 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This wasn't worth watching. Nothing she presented was an actual robot. a capacitor resistor and transistor glued together is not a robot. Title should be "failed mini robot motion concept" or "why i pretend to make robots the size of a grain of rice."

    • @Leviathanshadex
      @Leviathanshadex 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, my sentiments exactly. It was sad how unsubstantial this video really was. All she really showed was an explosive, and some magnets. Beyond that, she was unable to create any sort of movement at a small scale whatsoever. These can't be classified as robots.

  • @MrLaggy2000
    @MrLaggy2000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    riiiight?.....right

  • @RaspberryRockOffGridCabin
    @RaspberryRockOffGridCabin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You need to stop working on robots and start working on a machine that can build really small things.

  • @alb4599
    @alb4599 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    very nice

  • @valmerpower
    @valmerpower 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    so it moved by erection?
    someone bettee show this to hawking

  • @royal_throck2983
    @royal_throck2983 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great, now I can be killed in my sleep by robots because of suffocation.

  • @ashkeacaronsnyx7023
    @ashkeacaronsnyx7023 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing

  • @alexac404
    @alexac404 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like it till someone uses one to go into your house

  • @michaelcordeiro3749
    @michaelcordeiro3749 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nope'd out at the cockroach... Can't do it...

  • @Robonza
    @Robonza 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    She must have confused a lot of Americans with all those millimeters I am glad to see it is catching on though. Nice work.

  • @isaiahhiggins
    @isaiahhiggins 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    These micro robots are so cool, right?

  • @superdoubt
    @superdoubt 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Technology does not exist to fulfill her rose colored dreams. These are concepts not robots.

  • @icebluscorpion
    @icebluscorpion 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    @ TED Lame if I had the high tech to produce the same tiny silicon spring I would do better

  • @hsgrain490
    @hsgrain490 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    A fourth grader could have given this presentation. TED should raise its standards.

  • @yintxint
    @yintxint 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    HIRO's MICROBOTS!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @attilaromanoczki2428
    @attilaromanoczki2428 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow perfekt I m hungary

  • @sand_of_reiwa
    @sand_of_reiwa ปีที่แล้ว

    いきなりゴキブリはきついて

  • @agustinusherlambang
    @agustinusherlambang 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    but how the robot lands...?

  • @MikeLaRock88
    @MikeLaRock88 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    She must have watched big hero 6 with her kids..

  • @amyasseektruth8246
    @amyasseektruth8246 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    The technology and effort is great... the reason for building these nanorobots sound like bullshit to me. Darpa would love this.

    • @Arahvhel
      @Arahvhel 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      seriously, imagine a network of ants that you can control, and that these ants are able to do wiring, building and maintenance (and self replication or self maintenance).
      Now give them a garbage dump to sort for materials, and organize it into neat little piles of metal, plastic and all.
      If we manage to build these in a sufficient scale, because they are so tiny and yet so numerous these can change the way we build, recycle, repair, even heal (for healing the scale needs to be reduced even more, but i'm pretty sure you understand what I'm going for).
      Oh btw, since these weigh around nothing they can be super cheap material-wise to produce.
      Also, if one of them breaks, then so what, you still have hundreds.

  • @williamforbes6919
    @williamforbes6919 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    These kinda look lame if you care to compare them to the robots that researchers are starting to assemble at the molecular level. I mean, silicone joints are cool, but these have literally no way to power themselves or contain significant logic. A photocell activated flash charge doesn't count as on board control when the same ends could be reached with a purely chemical solution.

  • @behemoth2887
    @behemoth2887 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why would you make a small robot build a big building lol.
    Otherwise it's pretty cool

  • @semak.6699
    @semak.6699 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Muharrem bu asalaklar olmazsa sinirlerim düzelir problem çıkmaz inşallah

  • @GnanaPrakash86AP
    @GnanaPrakash86AP 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    wtf? so she didn't really make anything for real? just talk? I have more projects in my mind with more meat than this.

    • @drakez1983
      @drakez1983 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      well, the show called TED talks, what else did you expect??

    • @williamdeleeuw
      @williamdeleeuw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      " i have more projects in my mind"

    • @christianmccauley7340
      @christianmccauley7340 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gnana Prakash until you make those robots, your just as bad as her. If you only have them in your mind you have no idea wether it will bet better.

  • @rovers141
    @rovers141 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Science fiction is way ahead of you lady, we of the nerds call them...nanites

  • @sicfxmusic
    @sicfxmusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    And then there are flat earthers #facepalm

  • @samsson6430
    @samsson6430 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is all fascinating, but you God damn nerds are loco. I wonder what the implications are of making tiny monsters we cannot control. I'm going to invent my own EMP.

  • @DarkSideSixOfficial
    @DarkSideSixOfficial 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a global threat to human security. Drones, bots, robots, and chips of this size present a significant threat to Humanities natural rights to live, and be free with the ability to chose privacy and/or what they deem necessary for survival and progression, as well as self preservation of ones self, and the enviornment around them.

  • @AufBerghofNAM
    @AufBerghofNAM 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    ROBOTS ARE DESTROYING JOBS. WE'RE NEED EITHER: A) TRADE BANS ON ROBOT-INPUT PRODUCE, B) NO TRADE. WELL, JUST THINK ABOUT THE CONCEPTS. PLEASE.

  • @flyinspirals
    @flyinspirals 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are there really numerous people sitting watching this and complaining that nanorobot researchers have not progressed fast enough or far enough to show us their bots? And, they should have gotten a more charismatic presenter, and why is a woman doing it, etc., etc...
    If they promise to make the very first nanobot inspectors run around looking for things for you to complain about, will that satisfy you? Sh...

  • @bavarianbenko8544
    @bavarianbenko8544 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Use this for nanomedic purposes.....destroying cancercells reüairing and cleaning veines...please....

  • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
    @AbuHajarAlBugatti 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    To enslave humanity

  • @starcrib
    @starcrib 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh dear
    .....Minority Report anyone .....?

  • @Arikiatrukido
    @Arikiatrukido 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    From tini insects jumping like frogs, to saving humans....come on..this subject is always brought up, when someone creates someting new, they always bring the subject of a catastrophy, especially when they are talking about robots, for that tini ting to ACTUALLY work....it wold take alot of time,new technology and $.And again the old phraze, "or just imagine what would you do" ok, i can imagine, so ? from that tic tac robot to nanorobots it's a long fu**** way.She must have seen the Star Trek episodes with the replicators.This is a subject that didn't deserve to be posted, like many others in the past, Ted is starting to suck, Ted-ed tho...now there is the real meat, interesting and cool stuff, not hope and imagination.

  • @cellocovers3982
    @cellocovers3982 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    She's not a very good speaker but whatever. "right? right? right....

    • @fqidz
      @fqidz 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zack Peach true

  • @studiosyoss
    @studiosyoss 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    boooooring

  • @clashmonk9064
    @clashmonk9064 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    useless, we have been going away from humanity and wasting time on things which is far superior done by God :)

    • @samus4799
      @samus4799 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The moment we can program ants to do what we want ill say youre right. Untill then, learn to consider motive and intent befor bashing the actions.

    • @noeimhorror590
      @noeimhorror590 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clash Monk useless

  • @VERLINFPV
    @VERLINFPV 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol what a joke , they pay you for this crap lol . Someone needs a big dose of reality

  • @DawnHub666
    @DawnHub666 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    SICK AND WRONG

  • @TheGeekTechZone
    @TheGeekTechZone 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was stupid AF

  • @calfeggs
    @calfeggs 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well we have the robots already, the ants, just need a mechanism that rides and influences them to go where we want them to.

  • @killyourdarling9699
    @killyourdarling9699 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    great robots for assassination imagine ant robot walks through president office get into his body kills him and walks out and nobody see anything

  • @kxmode
    @kxmode 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Reminds me of many Kickstarter projects; a lot of concepts but very few prototypes.

  • @attilaromanoczki2428
    @attilaromanoczki2428 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow perfekt I m hungary

    • @RedStefan
      @RedStefan 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am hung(a)ry too, for knowledge.

  • @g4bouuu
    @g4bouuu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Like si bajaste para ver si ya habían puesto las respuesta a tu tarea de L3 xd

    • @giano7u718
      @giano7u718 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      oe k yo recién la hago XD

  • @orly7317
    @orly7317 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When we already have a lot of NanoSumo class robots or 1/4 size Micromouse on competitions with dimensions of 25x25mm made by non-professional fans of robototechnics in home with usual components (and they do very complicated tasks, especially Micromouse robots, solving labirints in shortest time is very hard, rly), she is proud of 7x4mm robot which can do nothing. Seriously?

    • @williamforbes6919
      @williamforbes6919 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, this is seriously lame stuff. Much more impressive robots have been made, self powered ones at that.

  • @TheGOODNEWSfromHeaven
    @TheGOODNEWSfromHeaven 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing! Hope that this latest technology will be use for the betterment of human conditions.

  • @karlpilkington997
    @karlpilkington997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hmmmm
    A guy could made this in his basement

  • @AriffAmat
    @AriffAmat 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nanomachines, son!

  • @kipcrossing
    @kipcrossing 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not really robots, but ok...

  • @Eemony1
    @Eemony1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Knowledge is truly power...

  • @imir8ati
    @imir8ati 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    But first our countries will or already have WEAPONRY USE first, sad and sickening world, who is funding your work D.O.D LOL peace...

  • @TUNApocalipz
    @TUNApocalipz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "...right?" AAAARRRGH SHUT UP

  • @yomajo
    @yomajo 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Somehow in years from now I see it being used for bad purposes.

  • @renaissanceman5847
    @renaissanceman5847 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sooo.. how much money was spent on this? I dont see any robots or automation other than manual manipulation and firecrackers... If I sent my kid to this university... Id be demanding my $75K back... Radio Shack has better "gimmicks" that duplicate this waste of time.

  • @foxtrot4real831
    @foxtrot4real831 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Someone said that this will change war. It won't.
    -War breaks out
    -It gets brutal
    -New tech is made to wage war
    -War gets more complex
    -Boundaries shift
    -Alliances are made and broken
    -Peace is struck
    -People on the wealthy side get lazy
    -People on the poor side gets angry
    -The greedy want more
    -The cycle repeats
    Find a war in history that wasn't like that.

  • @Ethercloud
    @Ethercloud 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yea imagine if someone programmed them to destroy and reassemble any matter they encounter, I've seen stargate the replicators are a scary very realistic possibility, I don't think our species is mature enough for nanotechnology period. Too many crazy people with no respect for human life and dignity. But nice work on the robots they were fascinating ^^ I have yet to construct robots on as small a scale as yours, your pin boards must be so tiny id imagine the soldering to be quiet tedious

  • @Thisisnotmyrealname8
    @Thisisnotmyrealname8 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    And yet the audience is surely filled with people that believe that ants come about with no thought at all over millions of years in the back yard all by itself. I give you the Duality of Man.

  • @thiyaphea
    @thiyaphea 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well I wonder this project are still getting founded and where are they now cause it been 5 years

  • @aalozada
    @aalozada 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Because you can’t make them Evangelion size ?