Imagine a boat that propels by moving its "tail" from side to side, just like a fish. That's the kind of machine that TED Fellow Robert Katzschmann's lab builds: soft-bodied robots that imitate natural movements with artificial, silent muscles. He lays out his vision for machines that take on mesmerizing new forms, made of softer and more lifelike materials — and capable of discovering unknown parts of the world.
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The exciting, perilous journey toward AGI | Ilya Sutskever
Why you should ditch deadly fossil-fuel appliances | Donnel Baird
How one small idea led to $1 million of paid water bills | Tiffani Ashley Bell
When AI can fake reality, who can you trust? | Sam Gregory
How to harness abundant, clean energy for 10 billion people | Julio Friedmann
The most important century in human history | George Zaidan
The powerful possibilities of recycling the world's batteries | Emma Nehrenheim
Over 20,000 joined the NPR/Columbia study to move throughout the day. Did it work? | Body Electric
The awesome potential of many metaverses | Agnes Larsson
How global virtual communities can help kids achieve their dreams | Matthew Garcia
Is technology our savior — or our slayer? | Ruha Benjamin
AI is dangerous, but not for the reasons you think | Sasha Luccioni
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn
A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text | Tom Oxley
The tech we need to fight workplace ageism | Piyachart Phiromswad
Uber, and how to fix things when trust is broken | Fixable
Can AI help solve the climate crisis? | Sims Witherspoon
How "digital twins" could help us predict the future | Karen Willcox
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