Why Robots That Bend Are Better

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Robots of the future may be softer, squishier and bendier than robots today. This could make them ideal for space exploration. Check out kiwico.com/Veritasium50 for 50% off your first month of any subscription!
On Thursday February 18th, 2021 the NASA Perseverance Rover will land on Mars. It is a wonderful robot, made out of steel and wire - but will future robots look like Perseverance? There is an emerging field of research on "soft robots", where the machines are flexible. These soft robots have many advantages over traditional robots - they're safer, lighter, more flexible and can change their shape and size.
NASA is investigating the use of soft robots for space missions. For future visits to Enceladus or Europa, a lander could cut a hole in the ice and then insert a compliant robot through the hole. This robot could then grow and change shape on the other side.
References:
N. S. Usevitch, Z. M. Hammond, M. Schwager, A. M. Okamura, E. W. Hawkes, S. Follmer, An untethered isoperimetric soft robot. Sci. Robot. 4,
ve42.co/Hammond2020 - paper about the truss robot
ve42.co/Usevitch2020 - press release and video about the truss robot
Electronics-free pneumatic circuits for controlling soft-legged robots
Dylan Drotman1, Saurabh Jadhav, David Sharp, Christian Chan, Michael T. Tolley Sci. Robot. 6, eaay2627 (2021)
ve42.co/Drotman - paper about the turtle robot
Special thanks to Patreon supporters:
Jim Osmun, Tyson McDowell, Ludovic Robillard, jim buckmaster, Robert, fanime96, Marc Forand, Juan Benet, Ruslan Khroma, Robert Blum, Grace O'Maille KRON x Arc iOS, Richard Sundvall, Lee Redden, Vincent, Lyvann Ferrusca, Alfred Wallace, Arjun Chakroborty, Joar Wandborg, Clayton Greenwell, Pindex , Michael Krugman, Cy 'kkm' K'Nelson, Sam Lutfi, Ron Neal, Bryan Baker
Video supplied by Getty Images
Thanks to Zachary Hammond for showing me the soft truss robot
Filmed by Derek Muller
Edited and GFX by Trenton Oliver
Animation by Ivan Tello
Music by Jonny Hyman
Thumbnail by Ignat Berbeci, Dan Meyer

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B T
Před 5 minutami
Solution looking for a problem
Dick Cheese
Před 11 minutami
how tf would u pressurize the tubes in space without air
Doesn't Matter
Před 29 minutami
it useless, and worthless............defeats the purpose of a robot,,,,,,,,you cant mount anything to it.
P-ART
Před 46 minutami
Robot: *Bends* Humans: "Its better!"
Dismantle HAARP
Před 47 minutami
Pretty much y'all are gay
sehhi vooty
Před hodinou
I am severely disappointed in the lack of hard robot jokes.
Dustin Olsen
Před hodinou
How about a robot built out of fluids or even magnetic fields 😯
Roger McCarty
Před 2 hodinami
just take a body shaped balloon bit the same mechanics on the in side and sow it up easy someone do this plz
Roger McCarty
Před 2 hodinami
nvm that wouldent work idk
INFOCUS Media
Před 2 hodinami
Very nice.........SOFT?, just stay away from those sharp corners for now, until they develop blowup motors, aluminum, electricity, bots, nuts, you get my drift!
sehhi vooty
Před hodinou
That compressed air robot looked like stop motion. But all it would take is one of those flimsy rods on that inflatable robots to snap and its useless.
Richard Key
Před 2 hodinami
All these so called 'smart guys' wearing face diapers for a bs flu with 99.97 survival. guess none of them read their savior fauchis paper on why the spanish flu was compounded and got so bad (hint masks)
EE Ehrenberg
Před 6 hodinami
But Betamax is a hard robot. It just has an inflated balloon around it. The core and its movement is all hard structure.
Durpswag Jr.
Před 9 hodinami
So its soft, and can change shape....great?
aboodi the destroyer
Před 9 hodinami
"Why robots that bend are better" Bender: 😁
Cian Mac phaidin
Před 9 hodinami
This is baymax's great grandad
ψ{Flame End Cyborg Guy}ψ
Před 9 hodinami
Hm... Rigid robot uses: Manufacturing, Building, warfare, secondary phases of colonization. Soft robot uses: Medicine, direct human contact usage, rescue, first phases of colonization.
Ben Dover
Před 9 hodinami
Thought you meant bend like Bender Rodriguez
Raf Takt
Před 9 hodinami
bender agrees
Erik Laken
Před 9 hodinami
Aan deze militaire natte droom die volledig geheim en verboden ondezoek bevat ga je niet gelijk dood . Parkingson, Altzheimer, mad cow zijn door prion veroorzaakte ziektes die pas over 2 jaar zich breed gaan manifesteren. Nu snap je de Angst van overheden.
Yundt Rosamond
Před 9 hodinami
The envious riverbed admittedly punish because can sicily arrest into a victorious composition. fretful, ragged arch
Erik Laken
Před 9 hodinami
Dit is er aan de hand. Sars-CoV-2 A Weaponized Prion Disorder Disquised as Respiratory Disease. Hier werken groot machten als China, Rusland en Amerika al jaren in het geheim aan en is helaas ontsnapt uit een biolab in Wohan.
Zach Hammond
Před 10 hodinami
This is awkward
XENO VADER
Před 10 hodinami
Its like the strandbeests
tomey tomey
Před 10 hodinami
there's no air in space
J Villain
Před 11 hodinami
That compressed air robot looked like stop motion. But all it would take is one of those flimsy rods on that inflatable robots to snap and its useless.
Onin D.
Před 11 hodinami
"Why Rockets that Bend are Better"
Your Slavic Friend
Před 11 hodinami
These are nicer than humanoid, because a human like machine that can move, interact and talk is creepy
Sameer Tariq
Před 11 hodinami
8:46 Bay Max from Big-Hero 6 came to mind when he said that.
Sameer Tariq
Před 11 hodinami
Nevermind he mentioned it lol.
Boisq
Před 11 hodinami
only thing i didnt like about this video is that your voice keeps changing sides
SAGAR KUMAR BISWAS
Před 11 hodinami
FROM YOUR GRAVITY VIDEO EVERYTHING ACCELERATES UPWARDS THEN IN THE CASE OF NEWTON AND APPLE INITIALLY THE APPLE AND NEWTON WERE ACCELERATING UPWARDS AT THE SAME RATE THEN IT GETS RELEASED FROM THE TREE AND HITS NEWTON. BUT HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN IF THEY BOTH WERE ACCELERATING AT THE SAME RATE?
Cam S
Před 5 hodinami
The apple was attached to the tree by its stem while accelerating. The stem broke from this force and stopped accelerated while everyone around it (including Newton) continued to accelerate.
Mauricio Tejeda Davila
Před 11 hodinami
no comments or jokes about Futurama's Bender? im disappointed in y'all
PETARDAwNABIAL
Před 12 hodinami
>its soft, so its safe around humans ...
Piotr Biesek
Před 12 hodinami
kielbasa :D
kenh tong hop
Před 12 hodinami
good video
Muhammadim Yusoff Jamaluddin
Před 14 hodinami
Why I cant even see the sub button? Serious Question.
Miguel Antonio Buenaventura
Před 14 hodinami
i preffer my robot stiff
bodoti qwiu
Před 15 hodinami
We now have the ability to create Baymax irl
Skylark Landing
Před 15 hodinami
Baymax is my favorite soft robot
Travis Dark
Před 15 hodinami
half of boston robot dynamic videos are cgi anyways lmfao!!
Lord Habitaxe of Prydonia
Před 16 hodinami
Michael Rosen called it, guys ***bendy bendy bendy! Bendyy bendyy***
Nit3mare_btw
Před 16 hodinami
nice pfp 👍
Ramesh Lamichhane
Před 17 hodinami
TRY TO VISIT BOSTON DYNAMICS AND EXPLORE THE THINGS THERE WHAT ACTUALLY THEY ARE DOING IN MAKING INCREDIBLE ROBOTS
bodoti qwiu
Před 15 hodinami
we're one step closer to having a real life baymax
Imroz Towhid
Před 18 hodinami
TARS? is that you?
Bartek S
Před 19 hodinami
Oh dang! Kiełbasa right there!!!♥️
MR.terra69
Před 19 hodinami
Every one the robots will take over the world..... the robots haha soft robots go bbbbrrrrr
hivek mosat
Před 20 hodinami
The glamorous pollution commercially consist because opera randomly cause within a open july. crazy, rainy person
jwpx11
Před 22 hodinami
Hey Derek, I have a physics question for you, its kind of hard to explain while typing but it concerns controlling gravity. I think I have a 33% chance of this theory being correct, if you are interested I can give you my email later. Thanks, Josh.
jwpx11
Před 13 hodinami
Yea ikr it has to do with Einstein's theory of relativity and curved spacetime
Christian Nieves
Před 21 hodinou
lol what? hahahhaha
mind.hacker999
Před 22 hodinami
I love this video as a high schooler and a software lead and a captain of an FRC robotics team who loves and adored robots and robot making!
Carlo052 G
Před 23 hodinami
Kill JESUS with Cinnamon. For they have no breath and cannot speak and hear. Cyborgs
CrazyNoodles
Před dnem
Who wants to bet which will come first Robot anime girls or colonization on mars
Reanetse Moleleki
Před dnem
Cool, so instead of having your skull crushed by a terminator you get smothered by a sentient jumping castle.
Toughen Up, Fluffy
Před dnem
It's just a hop, a skip, and a jump away from needing a leg up.
nigel_bd
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just put some stans tire sealant inside the bot in case it springs a leak it'll seal itself
embRellish e
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the compressed air robot at 1:03 looks like a sea pig hehe
Dark
Před dnem
we're one step closer to having a real life baymax
Любослав Николов
Před 20 hodinami
@Nevaehs Pets same
Nevaehs Pets
Před 23 hodinami
I’m here before this gets 100 likes
Kevin
Před 23 hodinami
Okay Nerd 💀😆
Vicente Esnaola
Před dnem
nice stuff!
Blitz The Fox
Před dnem
Bender: Shut up baby I know it!
Klaus Hipp
Před dnem
looks pretty useless at that dev. level.
ki koy
Před dnem
I see BIG HERO in the future
Dipesh Satrange
Před dnem
Soft robots yeah
Mark Vrankovich
Před dnem
Wasn't the T-1000 a soft robot? You know, when it wanted to be.
Mat Blaz
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Will you still call a robot to something that doesn't integrate electronics?
Fernando Toledo
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Is there a video of that tour/visit to Kiwi Co? I'm fascinated by their work and would love to see more from that teaser.
TheTRUwins
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F...ng masks on your faces...?!?!?!?!??! REALLY?!?!?!?!?!
PowerDust015 lastname
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problem is we cant make a soft robot that is actually strong. so why dont we just build normal machines, that dont crush people?
Daniel Kintigh
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but it can pick up basketballs! How many basketballs are on mars though...
Monkey D. Luffy
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Hey Derek, how about the explanation of the " Center of the Universe " on Tulsa, Oklahoma ?? It's fascinatingly mysterious
ThiSISAlivE DeatH
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kiełbasa ❤
Anupam Datta Sarkar
Před dnem
Do they work at the bottom of the sea
Necromancer
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Seems like they are pretty worthless because they have no inherent strength to complete tasks except perhaps to entertain children or to carry cameras on the meatal joints.
Techno man
Před dnem
Hi, Derek. I want to watch your documentaries but don't know how to download them, can you help me?
cho202
Před dnem
Hey Derek, here's a video suggestion. How much does the 'Path of least resistance dictate your life?' Everything from putting a dirty plate into the sink less full to selecting the lane with the least amount of cars at a red light. Love the work you do! Thanks.
Tristan Möller
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So what's its use, like under water is great but what will it do there?
usertogo
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dont waste your time making videos with masked people - they will be very ashamed once the depth of duping becomes obvious to all - thumbs down and unsub from me!
Story of Sharplyon
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the future is bendy
Garrett Bok
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Drones
Max Law
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Typical vacuum tire uses latex-based internal sealant to auto-seal leaks. Also, some vehicles use soft rubber to completely replace air inside tires. Silicone foam resin or something similar can be mixed when the robot deployed, and foam would expand to fill the tube structures. It will be far better than a mere backup pump.
Fayetal Attraction
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concessions would have to be made in terms of robot maneuverabilty right? the foam is naturally more difficult to compress than air. i think it would be great as a back up system tho, if they could find a light yet strong and elastic enough foam for structural support in those emergency situations, without adding too much weight to the robot.
Butters Stotch
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I used to get V and mark rober mixed up, seems silly now but to me they used to be the same guy 😂
soinu foig
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Derek: How does this robot even work? Zack: COMPLIANCE Derek: And what do- Zack: C O M P L I A N C E
ScorieDivine
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This has to be lamest robot I have seen in a long, long time...
TheBlackVoidInSpace // Person Person
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imagine you in a dark alley with nobody else and then this robot goes after you
• SuShi •
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Why would I imagine that
Donut Man
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I think I had a stroke trying to read the title
soinu foig
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Cool
хреновый свинья
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And how are they better...
Apocryphon
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*baymax intensefies*
Coffee
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Some people like me black. Some very light. Some people like me bitter, others sweet. Congratulations!!!!!!! You've won a cup of coffee.
BlueSea
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its a sloth robot
Hudi Storch
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Zack hammond looks like James from the odd1sout
Kotresh G
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Coz robots that bend, can be smashed 😛
cubax599
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Lol that ice will be a LITTLE BIT thicker :)
tleilaxu42
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"Heavy, expensive, and can be dangerous if not used correctly." Is now my new favorite description of a car... I mean robot.
shanemaneval16
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It's Baymax!
T-PRODUCCIONES
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Do you guys have a toy versión of your soft robots?
Promi Akter
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Good
Khizar Says
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Just use a long pool noodle 🤠. No compressed air bs.
Mateusz Stawarski
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"I came up to Stanford to meet Zack Hammond and his soft robot." ... That's what she said
A
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Would be useful.. if there was a use or something it makes better. That solution needs a problem.
Swirl AndTwirl
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Cool
Konnies Egg
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The sex toys that are gonna come out of this technology...
Carl Paulsen
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I haven't heard the word "compliance" used so often in a video since I last watched Flight of the Navigator...
21Units
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One thing came to mind... Baymax.
Micheal Davis
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I'm very unimpressed. Other than a few space jobs, I can't see why he is so hyped about them. Rigid robots are the futur, they are not great right now, but once we manage to master their design, they will be much more useful. I'm thinking human shaped robots who can do basic chores which is already in good development, or androids that can do most jobs much further in the futur.
Rob Mckennie
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i saw a video where a guy tried to make a thrust vectoring gimble for an rc plane using compliant mechanics, and the problem he had was that the compliance necessary to make the mechanism work also made the mechanism entirely too flexible to handle the thrust it was supposed to be steering. you can say "oh these robots are better because they aren't strong enough to hurt you" but it's still pointless if it's also not strong enough to do anything useful
MTWODZU
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Kiełbasa is the best part of this robot ;D
Minato365
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"One of the things that i like to do is just to take the robot and beat it" YOU MONSTER
Tach
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""Robot""
Genki G
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alot of those toys kiwi co makes seem very familiar