World's Highest Jumping Robot

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  • @CriticalMonkey623
    @CriticalMonkey623 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11660

    So, to be clear, if I jump right as I fart, that wouldn't technically class as a jump. I would be "taking off" as it were. Fascinating...

    • @VoidRep
      @VoidRep 2 ปีที่แล้ว +330

      u get me

    • @noytelinu
      @noytelinu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      OPM 168

    • @JJ-xt2dq
      @JJ-xt2dq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +891

      yep that was definetly the main point of this video

    • @Nin5egAta
      @Nin5egAta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +329

      Wouln't your mass decrease, thus not counting as a jump?

    • @udm27
      @udm27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      and if you mini fart 2/3 times before an actual burst of true fart you can jump higher?

  • @dpear3
    @dpear3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +908

    I love how simple this robot is and yet this exact combination of mechanisms is groundbreaking.

    • @halipatsui9418
      @halipatsui9418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Simple is beautiful

    • @emilpelaa6732
      @emilpelaa6732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can you buy it?

    • @emilpelaa6732
      @emilpelaa6732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is it available to buy

    • @20teverify
      @20teverify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      it certanly isn't groundbreaking. The basic principle has been in use for thousands of years in catapults. It's groundbreaking in the sense that it doesn't go to the common place when we think about "robots", it's a barely eletrocnic catapult

    • @simonadams
      @simonadams 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@20teverify lol, this is correct, the only groundbreaking aspect here is the incessant miss-use of the word 'robot'.

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    That's just amazing

  • @chir0pter
    @chir0pter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +648

    I love engineering like this- simple structures deployed in novel ways, designed rigorously and exploiting particular materials to achieve a breakthrough result.

    • @bronzejourney5784
      @bronzejourney5784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Despite all the "Nope, impossible, cant be done" spammers.

    • @aarondavis8943
      @aarondavis8943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      These people should be designing software interfaces. Because man, that field is packed with hacks.

    • @chadtownsend7025
      @chadtownsend7025 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I imagine the spring y part stays on the ground and are 100feet tall ish with a payload for space or meet up with a few blimps at 50,000-70,000 feet land and then do it again to reach space

  • @sciencegeekgrandpa8
    @sciencegeekgrandpa8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +761

    When I made a water bottle rocket recently, I was surprised that they advised that a weight be added to the top of the rocket. It certainly made a positive difference. So I'm interested to see the same principle at work here.

    • @caseymurray7722
      @caseymurray7722 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Yeah rockets are weird in that you need to add weight to the nose otherwise they are unstable. IIRC it's because the center of mass is the center or rotation and by moving it higher it creates a higher moment of inertia and the air resistance can actually stabilize the rocket. Similar to how it's a lot easier to balance a pole with weight on the end then without since it takes more time to rotate and you have more time to correct.

    • @deadall127
      @deadall127 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      They do, all the motors and electronics are located at the top.
      The idea is simple, if your center of mass is in front of your center of lift, your rocket will flip around, that's why a dart has most of its mass at the front, and all its wings at the rear.
      It's something you learn when playing kerbal space program, if your rear is too heavy your rocket will flip at the slightest push of air.

    • @davebing11
      @davebing11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      for a rocket the center of gravity (which is the point the rocket rotates about) has to be in front of the center of area (which is the central point that the wind pushes) in order to be stable.

    • @thoatran2718
      @thoatran2718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ok

    • @Boppybot
      @Boppybot 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      G😊sn

  • @jonharris2135
    @jonharris2135 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1870

    Have they looked at efficiency loss from jumping on a compressible surface, like loose sand? I would think that would be a limiting factor in an environment like the moon, where there is a large quantity of fine particles on the surface.

    • @kotresh
      @kotresh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Efficiency loss wouldn't be much I guess

    • @yellowcactustvz4929
      @yellowcactustvz4929 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Lunar ground is pretty solid overrall isn't it?

    • @dkaloger5720
      @dkaloger5720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      11:40 maybe ? Not all of the moon is made of regolith(the granules are a bit bigger than sand ) ,i think the seas are made of mafic rock which is incompressible

    • @thevision1018
      @thevision1018 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I was thinking of this the other way around, what if it lands on a soft spot and digs itselfs in/lands under a rock or something like this. Would it be able to get itself unstuck?

    • @djturnz
      @djturnz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      @@dkaloger5720 what about cheese?

  • @OmkarBhatkar
    @OmkarBhatkar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +349

    Such a simple mechanism yet it broke the highest jump record.. Scientific discoveries and corresponding engineered devices are truly amazing aspects of human exploration .. like two sides of the same coin..

    • @aceman0000099
      @aceman0000099 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's not that simple. I'd argue that the first space rockets are simpler for people to understand

    • @Call_Upon_YAH
      @Call_Upon_YAH 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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      @Call_Upon_YAH 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      When you trust in God and cast your cares (worries, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts) upon him, they will be NO MORE!
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    • @aceman0000099
      @aceman0000099 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Call_Upon_YAH Actually, Zoroaster did, and there is only one God and his name is Ahuramazda

    • @Craigelz
      @Craigelz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@aceman0000099 You're forgetting the MIGHTY ATHIESMO, god of Atheism... Final thought: how long before this device is weaponised? (too late 😵)

  • @krisblacksa
    @krisblacksa ปีที่แล้ว +37

    2:47 The tiny frog jumping and missing dragon fly while it slightly moves out the way had me dying 😂😂😂😂

  • @rohitv249
    @rohitv249 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9078

    Jokes on you because I pirated a scientific journal and already know about it.

    • @joana6048
      @joana6048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +643

      based

    • @confusedsperm9521
      @confusedsperm9521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +361

      Hey how did ya pirate a journal, am a geek, i wanna know so bad

    • @confusedsperm9521
      @confusedsperm9521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      I need to pirate some journal too

    • @janiso12345
      @janiso12345 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@confusedsperm9521 all you need is a sword and an eyepatch.

    • @TicWasHere
      @TicWasHere 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@𱁬 jokes on you I wanna die, also it's sad AF that you gotta do that to get subs lmao

  • @CSMtheMariner
    @CSMtheMariner 2 ปีที่แล้ว +581

    If we got enough likes together would Derek commission the 10x larger version? Deployable glide surfaces + parachute + camera package is my vote for the payload.

    • @DemsW
      @DemsW 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      You forgot the seat haha

    • @MadCat-75
      @MadCat-75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@DemsW yeah.... 300G... *splosch* xD

    • @Barwasser
      @Barwasser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@DemsW yeah, I also kindly decline. Or do you want to deply the Boston Dynamics from 10:08 robots with that thing?

    • @chrisblake4198
      @chrisblake4198 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Well the reason it only exists as a rendered model is it will take years of materials science work to solve. The amount carbon fiber can flex or rubber can stretch doesn't scale the same way mass does in a mathematical model.
      Part of the reason the prototype works has a lot to do with 'the physics of the small' vs 'the physics of the large'

    • @incription
      @incription 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@chrisblake4198 I wonder if the size of the prototype they built is optimized for the material strength they are using

  • @kodizzie3827
    @kodizzie3827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +701

    I've taken suspension springs out of cars and every time I would treat it as if it was a loaded gun. The full scale version of this jumper is absolutely terrifying. I wouldn't want to be anywhere near that thing when it was fully compressed.

    • @zefellowbud5970
      @zefellowbud5970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Imagine terminator but with an army of robots such as these the size of a person

    • @TAllenYT
      @TAllenYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Aren't you near four compressed suspension springs whenever you're driving a car?

    • @Ardjano234
      @Ardjano234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Check out mooring line accidents

    • @saccaed
      @saccaed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Had similar thoughts about the upscaled jumper. It would be a decapitation machine.

    • @saccaed
      @saccaed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@TAllenYT The key is that they are trapped while driving. When removing them for repair work, a lot of cars require that the springs be removed under tension. That typically means a careful extraction as if whatever holding the springs in tension slips or fails, the spring instantly releases the bound energy which can cause quite a bit of danger.

  • @unboundaki
    @unboundaki ปีที่แล้ว +22

    That clip at 2:40 is actually an incredible insight into how fast this thing- and things in general can really get

  • @Fogmeister
    @Fogmeister 2 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    8:00 the idea of the small motor working over time to store energy reminds me of how the mantis shrimp punches so hard. It uses its muscles to slowly bring its hands in and then latches them and when the latch releases... POW!

  • @PortalFPV
    @PortalFPV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2314

    I'm not sure why, but such a small and simple thing made this one of my more favorite videos of yours. Especially once you pointed out how invaluable this would be on other planets with little to no atmosphere. I wonder if something like this could also implement a passive propeller that would slow its decent 🤔

    • @wojciechbieniek4029
      @wojciechbieniek4029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      It wouldn't be difficult to add something like retractable propellers, deploying automatically during descent, which potentially could allow the robot to start winding the spring even before it lands, thus reducing time between hops

    • @Noone-nq1wh
      @Noone-nq1wh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      im not sure propeller would work bc there would be almost zero mass on the planets

    • @prapanthebachelorette6803
      @prapanthebachelorette6803 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I wonder, could the jumping robot be so strong to the point where it shoots off and leaves the planet/ moon ? 🧐

    • @gabecarrick
      @gabecarrick 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Propeller and parachute would both be useless in 0 atmosphere. On someplace like mars where an atmosphere is thinner they would be work but very ineffective. Someplace like Venus where the atmosphere is thick the propeller would have greater efficiency than the jumping because of increased aero resistance

    • @haakonsjogren1889
      @haakonsjogren1889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@prapanthebachelorette6803 It would need to jump a lot further. The current estimate is that it can jump 500 meters, and it would need to be able to jump a total of almost 11 million meters. This could be optimized by changing the trajectory angle to maximize the distance, and the distance increases exponentially based on a slight increase of the initial force. 500 m vs 11M m may seem like a big leap, but it isn't as big as someone may initially think it is.

  • @s.vidhyardhsingh3881
    @s.vidhyardhsingh3881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    1:03 Aww 😍 I’m glad you included this.

  • @_Pyroon_
    @_Pyroon_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I always fart mid jump so it's not classified as a jump

  • @daviddickey9832
    @daviddickey9832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    You know its a good idea when you look at it and ask yourself, "how has this not been invented before?"

    • @AutPen38
      @AutPen38 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      The NBA should allow the athletes to have nuclear missiles in their shoes so they can dunk from greater heights. It's a great idea because no one has thought of it before.

    • @apoc7
      @apoc7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      i work with patents, you'd be surprised how often we see things that would at first glance seem 'obvious'

    • @synoptic4753
      @synoptic4753 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, it was. Five cent metallic jumpers with a screw or push button middle top when I was 3-5 years of age. Would jump like almost a meter, same [seems later were used in a self closing ash tray mech in bars and not sold as toys anymore. That was in the past century...

    • @thecarrotsarecoming4711
      @thecarrotsarecoming4711 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@AutPen38 But you dont see anyone asking why no one ever thought of it before. He didnt say a good idea is one that hasnt been thought of.

    • @AbdulTheV1ogger
      @AbdulTheV1ogger ปีที่แล้ว

      lol bruh imagine if like Arabs or Muslims got revenge against the racist jews/colonialists using this idea xDDD@@AutPen38

  • @debblez
    @debblez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    step 1: make huge jumper
    step 2: stack smaller jumper on top
    step 3: repeat until size is sufficiently small
    step 4: launch them successively
    step 5: achieve orbit

    • @fostena
      @fostena 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I think you have just rediscovered the rocket

    • @debblez
      @debblez 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fostena yeah but stupider looking

    • @quangho8120
      @quangho8120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      At 2:24 the initial speed shown is 30m/s, while orbital speed is like 8000m/s, or 250x larger, so I'm not quite confident that this can be done

    • @infinitesalsa4422
      @infinitesalsa4422 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      better idea- make a huge jumper and stack multiple huge jumpers on top until you can climb and escape the atmosphere

    • @davidegaruti2582
      @davidegaruti2582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@fostena he rediscovered the rocket equation

  • @sailingsvzara
    @sailingsvzara 2 ปีที่แล้ว +488

    I would love to see them build one that is 10x larger.

    • @razzraziel
      @razzraziel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Yeah I would like to see that landing...

    • @Gamer-nc8qp
      @Gamer-nc8qp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      it would be like 30kg,s and could easily be managed by a chute id imagine

    • @horatiotodd8723
      @horatiotodd8723 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wouldn’t work if you do the maths

    • @Fearabbit
      @Fearabbit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@horatiotodd8723 I thought they said that it did work and would be a good idea because of inertia?

    • @sailingsvzara
      @sailingsvzara 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@horatiotodd8723 So, whats the math showing it wont work? If everything is scaled up 10x, shouldn't it still work? That means using proportionally stronger bands. Proportionally stronger battens. Just 10x.

  • @scoobydoobies
    @scoobydoobies ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I would love to see this combined with that company creating glider drones to deliver to hospitals. They use a giant slingshot currently to get in the air, but that means they can only launch from a dedicated setup spot

  • @mikesraci1689
    @mikesraci1689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +408

    I have never taken the time to thank you and your team about posting videos in spanish, I really appreciate the fact you are doing this, since here in my country no public education entity has ever taken the time to teach us as your chanel does. I know this is a no big recognition and makes no justice enough of your work and your prestigious person, but I just happen to notice that no other science youtuber from a 1st world country has taken the effort, time or resources, to get their content being translated expecting nothing in exchange. I feel really exited about the things I learn in everyone of your videos, I wish I have had a better science foundation to understand in full about the whole content of the topics but, as you might probably certainly assumed science education is really neglected in third world countries, now that Im a grown up person I realize how important science education is, and I will definitely encourage my kids to learn about it and with the help of your videos that will going to be easier for them (at least until they learn english since there are so much knowledge we still need to get but the majority is still available just in english), greetings. A fan from C.A.

    • @Benzy670
      @Benzy670 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I’m obviously not Derek, but I hope he sees this! What a wonderful comment to read. I have many problems with the public education system here in America, but this was humbling, and makes me grateful for what I did get.
      May you continue to explore your curiosity as you access the knowledge denied to you. 🙏🏻 We all deserve an education, I hope your family gets to experience the joy of discovery that you have ❤️
      Sending much love to South America from up here in North America!

    • @bod9001a
      @bod9001a 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Kurzgesagt has a Spanish TH-cam channel, they are a good educational resource.

    • @mikesraci1689
      @mikesraci1689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Benzy670 thanks a lot, I hope you are doing well up there, here is raining a lot, be safe & live long and prosper 🖖 😆

    • @mikesraci1689
      @mikesraci1689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bod9001a done, I have just suscribed me to his channel you are totally right, his content is in spanish too an it seems really interesting to watch, greetings up to where you are located 🙂

    • @saqibmudabbar
      @saqibmudabbar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I wish there was an Urdu version. People from Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bangladesh could watch that version. It would not only increase the number of subscribers for Derek but also spark interest in kids in those countries. It would be amazing. I hope he sees this.

  • @pavarottiaardvark3431
    @pavarottiaardvark3431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +521

    The old British sci fi shows UFO and Captain Scarlet both feature "Moon Hoppers" as a form of lunar transport. I remember thinking it was absurd at the time, but maybe they weren't so crazy.

    • @MaSolSC2
      @MaSolSC2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Well only if you include fictional technology that enables you to survive the acceleration, in which case there should be way easier methods of transportation

    • @bkbj8282
      @bkbj8282 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ....k?

    • @yellowcactustvz4929
      @yellowcactustvz4929 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol they were

    • @oyuyuy
      @oyuyuy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Naa, humans won't evolve to endure 30 Gs anytime soon.

    • @ilmaio
      @ilmaio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@oyuyuy To make the jump endurable, you would have to reduce the Gs. You can, to some extent, if there is some axial space in the craft.
      Human body would receive more damage enduring 30 g for 1 second than 15 g for 2 seconds, even less 10 g for 3 seconds (any astronaut can).
      And the three situations would produce the same overall acceleration.
      All you have to do is to smooth it up, for example plunging the passenger into a non newtonian fluid gel.

  • @nyxfr5734
    @nyxfr5734 2 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    This man just hooked me up to tell me about jumps for 11 minutes.
    And I feel like I enjoyed every second of it.

  • @cube4547
    @cube4547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    With this logic my toaster and electric toothbrush are also "robots"

  • @jakemakes
    @jakemakes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    So simple yet so elegant. Genius.

    • @harku123
      @harku123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Genius. So elegant yet so simple.

    • @mortrexo
      @mortrexo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      So elegant. Genius yet so simple.

    • @merlinkater7756
      @merlinkater7756 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So yet. Elegant, so simple genius.

    • @TheVirtualArena24
      @TheVirtualArena24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So genius yet so simple elegant

    • @ryanpmcguire
      @ryanpmcguire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What most people think genius is: “I could never think of that”
      What genius actually is: “I am an idiot for not thinking of that sooner”

  • @DWSOutdoors
    @DWSOutdoors 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I love this kind of innovation because it is SO simple yet it has extraordinary results!

    • @Call_Upon_YAH
      @Call_Upon_YAH 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jesus Christ died for our sins, rose from the dead, and gives salvation to everyone who has faith in him. True faith in Jesus will have you bear good fruit and *drastically* change for the better! Those led by the Holy Spirit do not abide in wickedness.
      God is three in one; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Bless him!
      As I am led by the Holy Spirit, nothing I state is a lie, but the truth of God. Anyone who tells you differently is misinformed or a liar. They do not know God, nor led by him.
      Anyone who *claims* to be a Christian and is against what I am doing, for any reason; the Holy Spirit does not dwell within them. They know not God, read his word, and their religion is in vain. Do not hear them, they will mislead you, the lost cannot guide the lost.

    • @Call_Upon_YAH
      @Call_Upon_YAH 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      When you trust in God and cast your cares (worries, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts) upon him, they will be NO MORE!
      Know that there is power in the name Jesus Christ! His name casts out demons and heals!
      The world is wicked, evil, and of the devil.
      I too, was a wicked sinner of the world before I opened my heart to God. I am living proof of God's work and fruitfulness! He is an active God who hears the prayers of his! God's children are set apart (holy) and righteous. The devil is a liar that comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy; that includes your relationship with God.

    • @Call_Upon_YAH
      @Call_Upon_YAH 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You could say the same about making the choice to live for Jesus over the world! 😄

    • @victorygarden556
      @victorygarden556 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Call_Upon_YAH satan saves. join him and give up your silly ways of proselytizing on science videos, where literally nobody is looking for this content.

  • @charlesgoode6058
    @charlesgoode6058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    I'd appreciate a graph showing additional weight at the top vs height of jump. Obviously at some point the additional weight will make jumps decrease height but at what inflection point and how quickly does height fall off past that point.

    • @kevinliang9502
      @kevinliang9502 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The relationship is between the mass of the spring and the mass of the head. A "perfect" collision will have both of equal mass. Imagine 2 billiard balls of equal mass vs different masses.

    • @AttilaAsztalos
      @AttilaAsztalos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@kevinliang9502 Almost as if we'd be looking at impedance matching in electronics then...?

    • @cloudlounger6903
      @cloudlounger6903 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah.....NO. You must remember: Top- weight is a steering-mechanism. Of course, this applies only to NASA's balloons which are weighted ON THE TOP as thrust propels. Basic laws do not apply.

    • @onebronx
      @onebronx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@kevinliang9502 the jump is not an elastic collision between the spring and the body, so mechanical impedance would not apply here. It is rather an elastic collision with the Earth.
      Increasing the head mass is beneficial because of the mechanical advantage: the spring works as a lever, and the head is attached to the farthest point of it. It is more beneficial to accelerate the farthest mass up than waste the energy accelerating spring masses inwards and canceling each other.

    • @emcotec1463
      @emcotec1463 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@onebronx so what would be the conclusion here ? As light springs as posible and as high of a (head-)mass ? This seems counter intuitiv shouldnt the mass at some point effect the mechanism negatively ?

  • @micahkress
    @micahkress ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This is very similar to the "flywheel bots" in Battle Bots. By spinning up the flywheel over time, they store a crap load of energy and release it all at once on its victims. That's why they always did so well.

  • @VK-pk8uz
    @VK-pk8uz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    I love the elegant and efficient design! Once it decompresses, it's shape is near perfect for flight - CoM in the front, drag in the back. Really, really well thought out.

    • @bomajoseph8240
      @bomajoseph8240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You read my mind

    • @tormeto6910
      @tormeto6910 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bomajoseph8240de ir

    • @tormeto6910
      @tormeto6910 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bomajoseph8240de

    • @tormeto6910
      @tormeto6910 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bomajoseph8240 de manhã para

  • @Ballacha
    @Ballacha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    according to 0:43, if you jump while having an explosive diarrhea, you are technically classified as a liquid fuel rocket.

  • @Mysda_
    @Mysda_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    A very very impressive robot that release an absolutly crazy amount of energy at once is Blip, a fighting robot that did great in BattleBots season 6. Its design uses a fabric/fiber being twisted by flywheel, constantly sped up by a motor to create a crazy contracting force when it's needed. It really packs a punch. The team has a video about the engineering of making it.

    • @jordanchamp6126
      @jordanchamp6126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Link?

    • @metimmee
      @metimmee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We designed a similar scheme which was only partially constructed before the team folded. Ours used latex rubber bands connected to steel cable to act on an axe. It was frightening! Some of the innovation was related to how the bands were manufactured and how to deal with the reaction. We chose a gas clutch to release the load but a geometric lock would've been better. Still regret not getting it mobile.

    • @Mysda_
      @Mysda_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jordanchamp6126 Search for "BLIP REVEAL [Seems Reasonable Robotics]". Links usally get flagged as spam

    • @Mysda_
      @Mysda_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@metimmee Thats pretty intriguing, anywhere to see that?

  • @peztirado
    @peztirado 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    We lose calories with each jump

    • @g_vaibs8005
      @g_vaibs8005 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      He said mass, and the calories are being converted to energy. If you forbid that rule then you can even exist because that consumes calories.

  • @erhanmustafa2103
    @erhanmustafa2103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    "This is way better than wasting time in social media". Brilliantly said my friend.

    • @Vousie
      @Vousie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Despite the fact that we're all here wasting time on social media ourselves...

    • @lourainevillalon3852
      @lourainevillalon3852 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Vousie well, at least we're learning something, compared to just scrolling around and just passing time by

  • @riuphane
    @riuphane 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I found this concept fascinating and can't wait for the toy version to be available

    • @danparish1344
      @danparish1344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Kids will either lose their eyeballs or it’ll be so dumbed down that it won’t be that impressive.

    • @Topples7
      @Topples7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@danparish1344 A few kids' eyeballs are a small price to pay for science

    • @robertanderson5092
      @robertanderson5092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You'll shoot your eye out kid!

    • @RobMedellin
      @RobMedellin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Topples7 😂 (and it's not even for science is for the entertainment of the masses)

    • @WindowsDrawer
      @WindowsDrawer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      New 'toy jumping robot' linked to over 120 blind kids

  • @Meg_A_Byte
    @Meg_A_Byte 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You could say those robots have a lot of *potential*
    lol

  • @marcofelix1944
    @marcofelix1944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Don't fight the trend

    • @tylerfrank4821
      @tylerfrank4821 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It really doesn't matter whether one is trading soy
      futures, silver, stocks or cryptocurrencies. Markets generally
      move in cycles, which can last from a few days to a couple of
      years.

    • @treadwayruby3730
      @treadwayruby3730 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is a much more complicated than
      some would have you believe but from KING'S approach which I'm involved with, bear market aren't worth losing from if you
      use the ongoing new bie/investor programs.

    • @melaniethompson8251
      @melaniethompson8251 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      < I have heard a lot about trading and investment with Mr King & how good he is and how he has helped people through investment .

  • @julian3ap
    @julian3ap 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    always a good day when new veritasium videos comes out

  • @glennpearson9348
    @glennpearson9348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    One small spring for a man. One giant jump for mankind. Fun video, Derek!

  • @TundraTurnip
    @TundraTurnip 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think saying this is not what i expected is an understatement

  • @MouseGoat
    @MouseGoat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    Would love to see a 10 times bigger one, that thing sound like it could send stuff in orbit! O_O
    I love the slow build up and then "VOOM" its gone.

    • @dwirtz0116
      @dwirtz0116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      WEIRD! I had the EXACT same thought when I first watched this video... 4 days ago! I agree and would love see this put into practical application. Of course it could only be used for unmanned things such as satellites due to the extreme G's it would most likely produce at that scale. You'd also have to consider the possible effect it may have on the Earth's actual orbit considering that it's surface is exclusively what would be propelling it (as opposed to rocket fuel). I think this idea is a GREAT one! THINK of all the possibilities! Eco-Friendly as well!

    • @Henry-lj8fp
      @Henry-lj8fp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@dwirtz0116 it couldnt jump high enough

    • @fergusfisher1315
      @fergusfisher1315 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Making it larger doesn’t make it jump higher I believe

    • @dwirtz0116
      @dwirtz0116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@fergusfisher1315 So maybe some sort of 2-stage launch involving rocket propulsion in the second stage perhaps?

    • @IQof2
      @IQof2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@fergusfisher1315 watch at 11:00, it would go higher

  • @josephjoyce2760
    @josephjoyce2760 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    One interesting thing to note is that humans also use latches! Think about how snapping your fingers work

  • @praveenb9048
    @praveenb9048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    05:11 "An acceleration of over 300 jeeeez!!". That's a lot of acceleration.

  • @ToriKo_
    @ToriKo_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    7:20 Chungus Steel

  • @Simigema
    @Simigema ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Time to put a hundred of these under my car

  • @tweshasaini7957
    @tweshasaini7957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    your production quality has become amazing !! It shows how much you care about everything you post

    • @MrUssy101
      @MrUssy101 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are more important issues to concern about instead of some stoopid jumping robot. How about finding a solution for global warming maybe ???

    • @tweshasaini7957
      @tweshasaini7957 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrUssy101 but i don't think this undermines these kinds of accomplishments cause such mechanical solutions are very useful for space applications which helps us record the very data through which we study and learn more about global warming and how to tackle it- so it is helping solve global warming indirectly :)

  • @lmzaadi
    @lmzaadi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    That is so hard to see in the sky! Thanks for highlighting it in that one shot, because I never would have seen it otherwise.

  • @MrQuickLine
    @MrQuickLine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is a great leap forward in science.

    • @ToriKo_
      @ToriKo_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s a stretch

    • @Qwertype315
      @Qwertype315 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A world record leap even

  • @aj28b2xe16
    @aj28b2xe16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ‏- محروم من يعلم أن وقت الضحى يقارب ( 6 ) ساعات ولايستطع أن يصلي فيها ركعتي الضحى وهي لاتستغرق ( 5 ) دقائق وهي صدقة عن ( 360 ) عضواً في جسده !.

  • @dg6546
    @dg6546 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    1:55 I have seen this thing on my parents bed!

    • @WTFBOOMDOOM
      @WTFBOOMDOOM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I knew someone would make a joke like that 🤣

    • @owoo6
      @owoo6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was gonna make one too but then I saw this.

  • @EebstertheGreat
    @EebstertheGreat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It is tempting to think that a 300 gee force would "kill basically any living creature," but that is far from true. A typical concussion due to linear acceleration happens if your head accelerates in the ballpark of 100 gees. And even 300 gees is survivable, though the concussion is likely to be severe. It's just that the acceleration is very brief, as it is with this jumper.
    While a 300 gee jump would cause serious injury to a human, fleas experience peak accelerations over 800 gees when jumping, and woodpecker heads experience accelerations of over 1200 gees when pecking (on every single peck!). So it certainly won't kill everything.

    • @andrewharrison8436
      @andrewharrison8436 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for having some numbers.
      I was going to say the smaller the creature the greater the survivable g force but that's an over simplification. Smaller creatures have proportionally narrower bones so they trade some of their g force survivability for less bone building.

    • @EebstertheGreat
      @EebstertheGreat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@andrewharrison8436 Well the animals I mentioned have special adaptations to survive those accelerations, so they will never compare directly to animals that don't. That said, it is definitely true on large scales that smaller organisms take acceleration better. The extreme case are bacteria. _E. coli_ and _P. denitrificans_ have been found to survive and even proliferate at >400,000 g.

    • @SwiftestScout
      @SwiftestScout 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its just "G force"
      idk where you're getting "gee" from but that's straight up wrong. As is most of what you said.

  • @DLRinc
    @DLRinc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    7:30 The same concept applies to bows. As you increase arrow weight, the bow can transfer more energy to the arrow. In most cases it is minimal and the trade off of losing velocity is not worth it, given your arrow weighs enough to absorb the bulk of the energy already.
    I am curious if they could damage their robot with the lack of weight. A compound bow can come apart from the lack of weight to impart energy to.

    • @DLRinc
      @DLRinc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Just to clarify, I am using weight and mass interchangeably 😂

    • @trevorWilkinson
      @trevorWilkinson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was thinking this while watching. A modern day compound bow uses the same thing where the force profile is flattened by using pulleys so it is not just the linear exponential force profile of the bow limbs. Due to how similar the concept is and compound bows having been around a while now, I was surprised it wasn't mentioned.

    • @armanthefunny
      @armanthefunny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And the work multiplication could be compared to a wind up crossbow, you store more energy than you could release in one go (with a bow) and release it with a trigger. I think it would be a relevant example for the video

    • @manabellum
      @manabellum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same as guns. If you dry fire, there is no primer of the bullet for firing pin / striker to hit and transfer energy to, so something will be broken. For modern firearms it will be either firing pin block or firing pin spring that will break after repeatedly do so for some 10k cycle. For rimfire or old pistol it may breaks the firing pin itself.

    • @benjackson6260
      @benjackson6260 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So time also equals power... Oh i get it... It's just like "SPECIAL BEAM CANNON"...

  • @abhavishwakarma5035
    @abhavishwakarma5035 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Hey Derek. Amazing video! I have one suggestion regarding this video. During the part where you were talking about sand fleas, try adding an image or slow mo of a sand flea, so that when I see the drawing about its muscle next, I can relate it to the image or video of it jumping. I didn't know what sand fleas looked liked and hence I couldn't understand this part.

  • @m.i.l.myinterestinglife538
    @m.i.l.myinterestinglife538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I wonder if adding a Small strong magnet in the center inside of each carbon fiber spring would increase the efficiency. This may possibly be achieved by not allowing the spring to rebound outward after its full release inward. By allowing the magnets to lock together after ignition might hold things more streamline on release. I noticed some wobble in the slow mo as the springs rebound. Stabilizing that energy may help thrust upward you could always add or subtract weight in the nose to balance the addition of the magnets added weight. Just a thought I may be way off… Very unique science here either way. Great video.

    • @funnythings4u
      @funnythings4u 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thats a cool idea, could put a velcro equivalent or something sticky to keep them together maybe

    • @Telmuun_davaadalai
      @Telmuun_davaadalai 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Recharging would be more energy consuming

    • @patrickfarley8036
      @patrickfarley8036 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You may be right it would be something to try. But on the otherhand, have ou ever seen an arrow in flight in slow motion? Its not at all like the expression "flew straight as an arrow". It actually moves through the air like a snake or like an eel in water!
      Its like a natural gyroscope of sorts due to harmonics is my understanding. Perhaps that wobble is part of what makes it what it is, like the arrow?
      Only removing the wobble will tell.
      I wish i could do that experiment, it would be fun to see the result!

    • @ErnieZee
      @ErnieZee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sound interesting but it would be difficult since magnets are very brittle and would probably smash into each other and break.

    • @killtime351
      @killtime351 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It wont and you can tell by the way it is.

  • @FilamentFriday
    @FilamentFriday 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Very interesting. I kept waiting for the landing, reposition and launch again demonstrated. At some point the battery goes dead so how many jumps can it make?

    • @rogerwilco1777
      @rogerwilco1777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah, I was also wondering if the steel weight can be replaced by a battery or some other 'sensors' or cameras..?

    • @GS-tk1hk
      @GS-tk1hk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It may be able to recharge the battery to some degree by harvesting energy from the impact

  • @guffyscotland9605
    @guffyscotland9605 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    It's funny that people have been making this type of spring in Polybridge for years now. The so called "Diamond Spring", but it was almost always used for compressing something very fast. Rotated 90 degrees, and suddenly it's used for expanding something very fast.

    • @MrCimik
      @MrCimik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was wondering where I remember exactly the same design from! It is obviously lacking the "elastic carbon fiber arms" part, but exactly matches one of their earlier prototypes with the hinges.

  • @Rohit-jv7nl
    @Rohit-jv7nl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the real question is is this legally a firearm

    • @cvspvr
      @cvspvr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      my fists are legally considered to be firearms

  • @sigh7731
    @sigh7731 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The Hog Rider is a fast ground troop with medium hit points, low damage, and the ability to jump over enemy Walls. He is unlocked from the Spell Valley (Arena 5). He is a quick building-targeting, melee troop with moderately high hitpoints and damage

    • @hulk8256
      @hulk8256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@crinjal_mrp vertasium is indeed a meme page.

    • @haydenyip3040
      @haydenyip3040 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can relate hog rider to this video

  • @Rawstock92
    @Rawstock92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    Wonder how it jumps from sand, and how the compression characteristics of moondust would change the launch characteristics … perhaps a collapsible foot at the base would overcome soft ground without adding too much drag?

    • @nickg5819
      @nickg5819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      well if it's on a lunar surface, no drag, just a little bit extra weight to vehicle

    • @duchuynhvuong1733
      @duchuynhvuong1733 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ok

    • @Godscountry2732
      @Godscountry2732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes....The first jump would be unaffected,providing you don't push it into the loose lunar regolith.Jumping out of a deep crater might be more difficult. Weight is critical so a small bladder of compressed air may impact its performance. I would love to see it scaled up and tested on the Moon.

    • @henwoda
      @henwoda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hhhh where do you even come up with these questions? Y'all are smart, gotta respect that

    • @Godscountry2732
      @Godscountry2732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @River Stone The beauty of science is that it stands up to skepticism. “Scientists don't concentrate on what they know, which is considerable but also minuscule, but rather on what they don't know. The one big fact is that science traffics in ignorance, cultivates it, and is driven by it.” “Ignorance follows knowledge, not the other way around.”

  • @welshsteve2009
    @welshsteve2009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I worked in the injection moulding industry as a technician and have operated machines with clamp forces and speeds far beyond what the pump and motor would normally be capable of. They relied on an accumulator, basically a pressure vessel that was ‘charged’ by the pump and motor in the idle time between cycles. Imagine if robots employed this principle… 🤔

    • @Kepe
      @Kepe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A robot that walks using pneumatics as the source of energy for moving its limbs... It would have a tank for storing pressure, a compressor and valves directing air to the tank or straight to the limbs. During normal movement and when standing still, air pressure not needed for movement would be directed into the tank but when it needs to, it could release a bunch of pressure from the tank to, for example, jump. Or the pneumatic system could be used only for boosting the movements otherwise accomplished with electric motors when the robot needs to do more than just walk normally.

    • @welshsteve2009
      @welshsteve2009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Kepe That’s exactly what I’m talking about. Except that nitrogen would be used rather than air. An accumulator would contain a nitrogen filled bag which can be compressed much more than air. Hydraulic fluid would be pumped into the accumulator which would compress the nitrogen filled bag allowing for much higher stored energy than with air. This is how the accumulators in an injection moulding machine work.

    • @mrburns366
      @mrburns366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@welshsteve2009 i think well pumps do something similar, but i think the compressed gas acts as more of a buffer to keep the pump from cycling constantly.

    • @SaintSaint
      @SaintSaint 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You'd need a very low friction fluid. It could work. But the simplicity of springs lends very well to scaling production.

    • @welshsteve2009
      @welshsteve2009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SaintSaint The machines I ran pumped hydraulic fluid. The nitrogen in the accumulators can compress more efficiently than a spring and produce a more desirable force curve.

  • @vx8952
    @vx8952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    That is an incredibly detailed video into jumping and I love it. It would be amazing to see jumpers on the moon or mars as that is a highly efficient method of travel.🔥

  • @jamesowen6100
    @jamesowen6100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    One of the best videos in a while. The sand flea locking mechanism is just fascinating

    • @asktoseducemiss434
      @asktoseducemiss434 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looking forward to the full scale one, I hope they're doing one!

  • @IanWilsonDreamingForGamers
    @IanWilsonDreamingForGamers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I need to see a 10x version of this jumping... will be epic!

  • @lochlanbingham8638
    @lochlanbingham8638 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So there are these leg things, basically stilts, that strap onto your shoes and add about a foot and 8lbs of weight/height to you, and can enable you to jump around 9ft depending on your mass and run at very high speeds. The trick is a carbon fiber leaf spring in the back. They’re fun to use but take a lot of practice.

  • @centpushups
    @centpushups 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Give it a parachute and it can glide to its target.

  • @IndrasilDesignStudio
    @IndrasilDesignStudio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You could say that this robot overtook everything else by... leaps and bounds

  • @Bozey0
    @Bozey0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I'd love to see this type of robot device installed into the knees of one of those humanoid robots featured in the clips of this video. With programming, the more the motors would turn the springs thus compressing, you could alter the robots stance, lower and upper body position to compensate the energy exertion. Then boom, you have a leaping humanoid robot

    • @3rdreichball525
      @3rdreichball525 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They already have robots that can do flips. Boston dynamics has some, and has had them for years now. So this isnt that impressive. I would be more impressed if they taught robots how to use jet propulsion technology, so they can hover like a harrier jet

    • @Bozey0
      @Bozey0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@3rdreichball525 flips are one thing, but this isn't flipping. This could be a robot jumping vertically or leaping forward a good distance

    • @234fddesa
      @234fddesa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      this sort of thing also seems like it's probably going to be way, way better at returning energy for every single step, than electric motors would be able to. With that, you've really solved a good portion of battery power issues with those sorts of robots.

    • @kasuraga
      @kasuraga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was thinking about it, and it could be made in such a way that under normal operation, the spring is basically disconnected, but then when they want the extra jump power, it can lock and the motors would then compress the spring as it gets into jumping position and releases it.

    • @EndureTemptation
      @EndureTemptation 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I imagine that the timescale requirements of these humanoid robots doesn't allow for a long winding up periods - they have to perform rapid movements and it is not known what direction those movements are gonna be. Those robots are sensing the environment and depending on outside factors they decide how they will move.

  • @Jdbye
    @Jdbye 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I feel like this principle could be applied to competitive robot battles very effectively. The drawback being it'd take a long time to recharge the weapon if it missed, but if it hit, it would be devastating.

    • @bilalgavacs800
      @bilalgavacs800 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nah the Robot is called the swarm, itd be round with like 8 of these around it. Then they just repeatedly jump into the other robot with barbed pikes attached the the end. If not destroyed its knocked over or slowed down enough by the jumper robots. The main machine then comes with a big hammer and just rapid fire swings on it. Worst case scenario, the pikes stick in, recharges then starts launching the other robot all over the place until it breaks

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A crossbow?

    • @ryzenryne8747
      @ryzenryne8747 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A robot with a gun

  • @doomakarn
    @doomakarn ปีที่แล้ว

    We already use work multiplication, it's called ATP - we just can't release all of it in a single bound.

  • @chrisfromsouthaus2735
    @chrisfromsouthaus2735 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    This could literally launch itself out of the gravity well of smaller solar system bodies, such as asteroids, or comets. Another useful application for mechanical launching could be lunar bases. Without an atmosphere, escaping rocket exhaust can accelerate dust close to escape velocity. This could have a sandblasting effect of structures great distances away from the launch point. If a vehicle could jump a significant height, before igniting traditional rocket engines, this could be reduced.

    • @SaintSaint
      @SaintSaint 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      A great point! I was also thinking of this usage for pre-launch staging! If you're launching a rocket, you probably don't need/want the spring to be part of the launch vehicle. It's a little silly, but why not use a spring to start a rail gun launch? Rocket-powered dust would be very scary on an asteroid or even a moon. I never thought of that!

    • @RiverReeves23
      @RiverReeves23 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If possible, it sounds like a great idea for getting off the moon.

    • @Jacob-ft3oz
      @Jacob-ft3oz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Great idea as long as no living organism is on board. Remember he said it produces 300g's! If you like your brain in your toes sure, but otherwise nah

    • @AvanaVana
      @AvanaVana 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Jacob-ft3oz well on the moon it wouldn’t be 300gs. When the Apollo astronauts lifted off the moon, they experienced around .33gs, they later said it felt like riding in an elevator. When astronauts lift off from earth they experience 3gs. Trained pilots can handle about about 9gs of sustained, positive upward acceleration, so on the moon the acceleration of this craft would still be deadly. On a smaller moon or asteroid with about 1/3-1/4 of the gravity of the moon, however, such acceleration would be tolerable.
      Edit: sorry, this is wrong. The 0.33gs felt by the astronauts was during descent, not liftoff, where the g force would of course just be the acceleration of the spacecraft, with nothing to do with the gravity of the moon. It requires less velocity to escape the moon’s gravity well, so in that sense astronauts would be exposed to fewer Gs, but that is the only effect of the moon’s gravity on liftoff.

    • @francescopezzoni3180
      @francescopezzoni3180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@AvanaVana No, it's still 300g. Local gravity doesn't change the strength of the jump, the acceleration is the same.

  • @Frank_D14
    @Frank_D14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love this kind of stuff. These designs and discoveries that seem so miniscule and irrelevant are always my favourite thing. We all thought we knew springs, but here they are designing a new spring. I cannot wait to see how these change the future products

  • @JusNoBS420
    @JusNoBS420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    What a cool and inexpensive little device. Imagine the assistance they’ll be in moon exploration. Low shipping weight and build cost and the possibility of adapting them for different tasks. I can see hundreds of these little guys working in the regolith on the moon

  • @shadowmaster7333
    @shadowmaster7333 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If this were used in space though, the elastic would almost instantly dry out in the cold temperatures and so this wouldn’t work unless you insulated the contraption which would significantly reduce the power of this. It would also cause much resistance in acceleration.

    • @hridyanshbhardwaj4451
      @hridyanshbhardwaj4451 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, but I think that it would eliminate the use of dead mass being used

  • @bear532
    @bear532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    That’s really neat and in some way it reminds me of a small high school project we had to do. My design was great as it was, but it lost a lot of kinetic energy that could have been utilized. When I came up with an extremely simple idea on how to utilize the kinetic energy, the efficiency increased by around a quarter. I see the same thing on this design. The carbon fiber “bows” slap each other at the end. All lost energy. A mechanism in the middle that takes the “hit” from the bows and redirects it towards the bottom would increase the energy efficiency . Whether the extra weight (you would need to add more dead weight on top as well) and complexity of the added mechanism would be worth it, I have no idea. Just something the design team of this awesome little robot could look into.

    • @skierpage
      @skierpage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think the bows banging into each other at the end is just the kinetic energy of some very light bits of carbon fiber moving sideways. A mechanism to turn that into a useful downward force at the end of the 9 millisecond takeoff would seem to be very complicated, but interesting.

  • @nameABCD1994
    @nameABCD1994 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m once again filled with knowledge I could never ever going to make use of in my life, and for that I am grateful.

    • @frogery
      @frogery 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      you can think about this any time you see an animal jump and appreciate nature more

  • @thomaseubank1503
    @thomaseubank1503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    1:03 The way that cat goes from a cute fury little critter to a vicious predator is amazing.

  • @maxrockatansky3896
    @maxrockatansky3896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Dang it would be cool to see the scaled up version! They should start a Kickstarter for it haha

  • @Scott.E.H
    @Scott.E.H 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    it's stuff like this that makes me relieved. I'm always glad we can actually outperform biology instead of being limited by biomimicry since biology tends to be the best example we have.

    • @1248erik
      @1248erik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We also outperform biology by having wheels

    • @bartbroekhuizen5617
      @bartbroekhuizen5617 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@1248erik Still i'm glad i have legs and not wheels. Wheels are very restricted to its environment, while legs can adapt to its environment.

    • @mostm8589
      @mostm8589 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bartbroekhuizen5617 Hmm not really, wheels simply require a flat terrain, there is plenty of those in nature.
      Some beetles curl up poop into a wheel and use it to move around, but it's a real mystery why no spherical body plans evolved, I think Richard Dawkins even published a paper on once.

    • @bartbroekhuizen5617
      @bartbroekhuizen5617 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mostm8589 Off course having both options is even better :).

    • @FrancisR420
      @FrancisR420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@1248erik again natural latex rubber comes to bite you in the ass.
      I know we're talking about engineering, but nature's always going to nail you on the chemistry.

  • @chiepah2
    @chiepah2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I knew about jumping robots, I didn't know they could get high too, how far technology has come.

  • @swbusby
    @swbusby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Going the opposite direction with this design, I wonder how long a very efficient spring could deliver energy at a measured rate? Could it be a form of mechanical energy storage and delivery?

    • @supergps2000
      @supergps2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Ever heard of mechanical watches? Some could keep running for ~10 days or more..

    • @swbusby
      @swbusby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@supergps2000 Except the amount of energy stored in the winding spring of a mechanical watch is miniscule. I was thinking like a battery, and storing enough energy to power a car or bike or something.

    • @levi2725
      @levi2725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The issue is that springs are under stress when they are compressed, so it would be either dangerous (imagine a battery exploding) or would deform the string over time. There's a reason why you should NEVER leave a bow strung, and why you should always check strung instrument before playing. The first one may snap, the second one is constantly deforming.

    • @samuelpmoran
      @samuelpmoran 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ​​@@swbusby That's exactly why springs aren't great for storing large amounts of energy. Compared to the alternatives, their energy density is abysmal, they're heavy, and they're dangerous. Other mechanical energy storage systems, like flywheels and pneumatic pressure, have the same problems to various degrees. They have useful applications, but they almost always are moving something else. They quickly become inefficient when they have to store enough energy to move themselves, too.

    • @thefabulouskitten7204
      @thefabulouskitten7204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's a thing. They even used to make buses that were powered that way.

  • @BadPandaRacing
    @BadPandaRacing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol those bots hitting them boxes was freaky asf 😆

  • @roccov3614
    @roccov3614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I could imagine some sort of stored energy being used with a running robot. It would have to - store, release, store, release - with every running stride. To build such a reliable and consistent device would be a hug engineering challenge, though.

    • @benjackson6260
      @benjackson6260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So time also equals power... Oh i get it... It's just like "SPECIAL BEAM CANNON"...

    • @thomaspasserjensen579
      @thomaspasserjensen579 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Some robots already does this with compliance, e.g. cassie/digit from agility robotics

    • @LinusAkaPano
      @LinusAkaPano 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@benjackson6260 Literally what a killer usb does. A bunch of small capacitors.
      Your PC's usb slots aren't putting out much energy at all. (5 volts at cirka 2 amps). But if you let a pc killer stay plugged in for long enough, you'll maximize the capacitors and trigger a sudden jolt of power at about 215 volts straight into the pc.
      Low power over a long period of time = maximum power ejected at milliseconds.

    • @benjackson6260
      @benjackson6260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@LinusAkaPano yep... Actually have tried this on my principal when I was in school... Blew his pc up... Unfortunately he wasn't using it at the time... Otherwise would have been full payback... 😆😆😂

    • @bobjazz2000
      @bobjazz2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It takes time for each store, so step rate would be slow

  • @untalked
    @untalked 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I’m no scientist but I think you could use the contraption as feet for robots. Initially launch them with motor wind up, but upon landing from the jump restoring the energy into the spring.

    • @FrancisR420
      @FrancisR420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I feel like you could do the same thing with regular robot spring feet.
      like that's running

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      @bannah6400 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @caseymurray7722
      @caseymurray7722 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No not really. 1 you'd have to land upright and this is basically rocket which land upsidedown without correction and 2 that is a massive amount of energy stored up and due to aerodynamic drag it will never have enough velocity coming back down to fully compress the spring even under perfect conditions.

    • @Ansatsunin
      @Ansatsunin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FrancisR420 Tell me you missed the main point of the video without telling me you missed the main point of the video.

  • @Matortheeternal
    @Matortheeternal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This reminds me of something I did back in high school. I'd take a rubber band and wrap it around a ballpoint pen, then pull the rubber band taught and allow the pen to slip out, shooting upwards as the rubber band released its stored energy. I didn't ever exactly measure how high it went, but I think it was launched at least 10 meters. Very entertaining.

  • @joedemaio7025
    @joedemaio7025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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  • @patrickfarley8036
    @patrickfarley8036 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's like 3 or 4 compound crossbows connected together and redirecting the energy's force axis!
    Pretty smart!

    • @idocoolstuff2954
      @idocoolstuff2954 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      U should try to make that it’s an amazing idea

  • @rotax636nut5
    @rotax636nut5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    From a seated position my big male German Shepherd dog could jump 10 feet in the air with no sign he was going to launch until he actually leapt, when I first saw him do this I thought I was imagining things then he did it over and over, this was indoors and what he was actually doing was catching and eating flies that had settled on the ceiling, our early Victorian house has 10 feet high ceilings you see. I observed him do this for some time and he never missed, he would also catch flies in flight using the same technique, he would watch the fly and when he could anticipate the fly's path through the air, up he'd go making adjustments as he went using his vision to intercept the fly perfectly. He could also catch rabbits in long grass using his ears, he could hear the rabbit moving in the grass then he'd leap 10 feet or more in the air above where he judged the rabbit to be, then with his head facing down and his ears fully extended he would come down homing in on the rabbit as he came, then with his paws he would fold the grass over the rabbit to make a cage to hold it and then go in with the teeth for the kill, I watched him do this in farmers fields when out walking and he could catch a rabbit every 2 minutes if I let him, we actually used to take sacks with us to collect the meat, which became dog food after pressure cooking it. That German Shepherd dog was the son of many great Champions and was my best in my lifetime dog/friend by far and I've had some great dogs, his name was Charlie and he's gone to doggie heaven these past 15 years and his body is buried beside my front gate where he spent so much of his time waiting for me to come home and now he waits for an eternity, that good and loyal dog and after 15 years I still think about him and miss him most days..

    • @gordonplayer
      @gordonplayer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's a great story. here, you look like an AI though.
      you might want to write on a blog, not on the comments section...

  • @itsrasalhague
    @itsrasalhague 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:55 Never knew condoms could pop like that!

  • @Marqan
    @Marqan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    If you make a 10 meter high robot that can jump 10 centimeter high, that could also be called the "World's Highest Jumping Robot"

    • @Lord_Juvens
      @Lord_Juvens 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But then it's just tall, not high. That small jumping robot would still be the highest, yours would (probably) be the tallest, although I'm sure there's taller robots that can jump higher than 10cm.

    • @Sekir80
      @Sekir80 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lord_Juvens What's the difference between tall and high? Buildings are usually called high, not tall. People called tall. Is there any use of tall?

    • @Lord_Juvens
      @Lord_Juvens 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sekir80 What? Based on his sentence it still wouldn't be the highest robot in the world. Tall means it's vertical measured length to compare heights and high means it's elevation from the ground. In this case the robot would be 10 centimeter higher during the jump but not 10 centimeter taller. Considering he defined how tall the robot would be, his sentence was just wrongly worded from the beginning.

    • @Lord_Juvens
      @Lord_Juvens 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sekir80 So yeah there's plenty of use for tall, you'd never say a person is 180cm high. A person is 180cm tall. That goes for any object that is measurable.

    • @Marqan
      @Marqan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lord_Juvens check a dictionary 💚

  • @RandomKSandom
    @RandomKSandom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Several of these could be put in parallel with timings offset as a compact unit to replicate an almost always ready muscle in a robot.

  • @staticostrich4689
    @staticostrich4689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love how intuitively designed it is! Simply amazing.

  • @matthieu9792
    @matthieu9792 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Veritasium: 300g is enough to kill every living creatures
    Mystrium ant: hold my beer

  • @johnfigueiredo9154
    @johnfigueiredo9154 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Though it would not be a jump, this same design including a flywheel in addition to the spin would be DOPE. Could intermittently retention the spool if the trigger mechanism was redesigned, be used for gyroscope steering and potentially increase max flight distance?

    • @choerm
      @choerm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You're thinking on the right track for a serious design (unlike the one presented with its rubber bands). Take a look at the MASCOT lander that was deployed as a part of the HYABUSA-2 mission to Ryugu. It's entire locomotion plan was basically a flywheel that stopped suddenly, causing the lander to hop up. It could also use this to make "mini-moves" to reposition/fix orientation. For actual space applications, CMGs are the only real way to perform mechanical jumps, as the rubber bands shown here are just silly.

    • @diggoran
      @diggoran 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@choerm Flywheels may be a good alternative, but what do you have against rubber bands? Derek mentioned that latex rubber has an unusually high potential for storing energy per kilogram of material, so latex rubber bands seem like a pretty decent material choice for lightweight applications. Maybe not for a full size rover, but probably alright for several lightweight drones. And I’m sure the finished product will not use office-supply rubber bands but a specially manufactured latex rubber designed to fit the drone’s needs.

    • @diggoran
      @diggoran 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Matthew Morycinski good point, I forgot about ambient temperature

    • @choerm
      @choerm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@diggoran Polymers degrade extremely quickly in space. Temperature fluctuations, radiation exposure, and vacuum off-gassing destroys pretty much every polymer (including rubber). There will never be rubber wheels, seals, or bands that last longer than the trip to get to the moon.

    • @JuicyJenitals
      @JuicyJenitals 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @okithdesilva129
    @okithdesilva129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That's so fascinating! It's a beautiful masterpiece!

  • @bronzejourney5784
    @bronzejourney5784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Absolutely ingenious. This could completely replace wheels and rovers in land operations on other planets.

  • @melonneleh
    @melonneleh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Galagos never skips leg days 💪

  • @pequod_
    @pequod_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    by this definition a rocket jump isn't a jump my day is ruined

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    @calebcliftonmastersefyroth6563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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      @lucialuzgilosluz2114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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      @janiceluckyspring6979 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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      @patrickwalter5742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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      @tinagottschallcunningham4691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @tinagottschallcunningham4691
      @tinagottschallcunningham4691 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can't even imagine how it is possible

  • @jesuizanmich
    @jesuizanmich 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    7:47 wouldn't things like froghoppers count as work multiplication? they bend their exoskeletons to use them as a spring. similarly, the trap-jaw ant bends its head outwards to use it as a spring. In both cases, the spring is powering the jump.

    • @eoghanley
      @eoghanley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      As far as I know, in those two cases, they use the spring energy instantaneously, sort of like squatting before a jump. Work multiplication requires building up energy, and restraining from using it during the build up

    • @facestealer1040
      @facestealer1040 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      maybe, theres also club mantis shrimp which deform their exoskeleton and use a locking mechanism to achieve their huge amounts of force

    • @jesuizanmich
      @jesuizanmich 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​@@eoghanley I get what you are saying about storing work, but I don't think it's like squatting for a jump. Muscles are not used to jump, they are used to load up a spring which is then locked by a latch. So they are storing energy and releasing energy that their muscles alone wouldn't be able to exert. It's not just squatting and then using muscles to jump, they are literally spring-loaded. It seems some planthoppers bend their exoskeleton to use as a spring.
      For the trap-jaw ant, the ant's "skull" itself is bending like a bow. The muscles aren't just shutting the jaws, but tensioning a bow.
      If those don't work, what about springtails? they have spring-loaded furcula to perform some of the fastest jumps.
      Unless we mean here that a slingshot doesn't count as work multiplication, but then, it seems a bit of a technicality. One can imagine a linear motor instead of a rotational one, would the linear motor not count? both are storing the same amount of energy and releasing it.

    • @jesuizanmich
      @jesuizanmich 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@facestealer1040 yea, I was thinking about these kinds of things. But the task was specifically about jumping (which is a technicality, I know), so I was thinking of things like springtails, planthoppers and technically trap-jaw ants, which sometimes use their jaws to quickly propel themselves away from danger.

    • @austincunniff7470
      @austincunniff7470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jesuizanmich ​ The idea is that the work multiplication occurs by applying a force in multiple “strokes”. While the frog hopper tensions both its exoskeleton and muscles to jump, the muscles only perform one stroke during which both they and the exoskeleton are tensioned. Work multiplication would occur if the froghopper tensioned and released its muscles multiple times to repeatedly add additional tension to the exoskeleton, sort of like a ratchet strap. If the froghopper could perform this repeated ratcheting to add more and more tension to its exoskeleton, it would be able to store much more energy in the same frame size relative to what can be stored in a single stroke. Work multiplication grants you a much higher energy density than can be achieved with what nature has developed.
      A slingshot would not count as work multiplication as the tensioning is performed in a single drawing motion. One could imagine a slingshot where the payload is only drawn a short distance back, but the launching mechanism is tightened by a rotational motor to add more and more tension to the slingshot in a smaller frame. The size of the slingshot is greatly decreased through work multiplication, though the same amount of energy could be stored. A linear motor-drawn slingshot (essentially a standard slingshot) requires the frame to be much larger so that it can perform the draw back in a single stroke and would not be considered work multiplication. It’s definitely a technicality but when it comes to energy density it makes a big difference.

  • @ArthurCammers
    @ArthurCammers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    On a chemical level, natural musculature works similarly to the Jumper's motor slowly storing energy in the spring. The fibers are loaded with ATP and then the energy can be quickly released mechanically. Muscles are unidirectional chemical springs. Muscles are biochemical springs that fire asymmetrically.

  • @FilosophicalPharmer
    @FilosophicalPharmer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Would so love to work on this project! Already have an idea to try out. Physics students weren’t *nearly* as cool in the late 80’s so I chose a different curriculum. Gawd, I need a 3D printer! Ugh!

    • @FilosophicalPharmer
      @FilosophicalPharmer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you tried…. Building a curved jig and laminate the legs so a straight, laminated piece of carbon fiber has energy storage in it already. A spacer would need to likely be added so the motorized tensioning system could still be used. Idea comes from my interest in laminated recurve bows. Really cool project!

    • @vectoralphaSec
      @vectoralphaSec 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What?!?! Physics students were always cool. At least to me.

    • @FilosophicalPharmer
      @FilosophicalPharmer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vectoralphaSec Attended large school best known for Engineering. Including Master’s, there were about 32,000 students in attendance at the time. There was a physics class for non-engineers, a physics class for engineers and a physics class for those on the path to a Physics degree. There were about 11 of us in that class. Have you ever watched “Revenge of the Nerds”? These guys weren’t cool enough for that movie. (Yes, no females.)

    • @FilosophicalPharmer
      @FilosophicalPharmer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Second idea … maybe come up with a way to offset the hinges of the top and bottom carbon fiber legs in such a way so that the rocket has some spin and loses less energy through “the wiggles”. Anyone wanna send me a 3D printer? :P