This Unstoppable Robot Could Save Your Life

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  • Опубликовано: 15 апр 2021
  • This robot has applications to archaeology, space exploration, and search and rescue - with a simple elegant design inspired by a plant. Sign up to Morning Brew for free today: ve42.co/mb
    Make your own Vine Robot! - www.vinerobots.org
    Special thanks to A/Prof. Elliot Hawkes, Nicholas Naclerio, Margaret Coad, David Haggerty for appearing in this video and showing off your amazing robots. For more info on vine (and other types of) robots check out ve42.co/HawkesLab, and ve42.co/CHARM
    Research at UCSB supported in part by the National Science Foundation grant 1944816, by an Early Career Faculty grant from NASA’s Space Technology Research Grants Program, and by the Packard Foundation.
    B-roll footage of robots from the supplementary materials of (Hawkes et al., 2017) ve42.co/VineVideos, and from Stanford University ve42.co/StanfordVideo
    Additional info on the intubation vine robot here: www.wardenchem.com/vine
    References: Hawkes, E. W., Blumenschein, L. H., Greer, J. D., & Okamura, A. M. (2017). A soft robot that navigates its environment through growth. Science Robotics, 2(8). - ve42.co/Hawkes2017
    N. D. Naclerio, A. Karsai, M. Murray-Cooper, Y. Ozkan-Aydin, E. Aydin, D. I. Goldman, E. W. Hawkes, Controlling subterranean forces enables a fast, steerable, burrowing soft robot. Sci. Robot. 6, eabe2922 (2021).
    robotics.sciencemag.org/conte...
    Coad, M. M., Blumenschein, L. H., Cutler, S., Zepeda, J. A. R., Naclerio, N. D., El-Hussieny, H., ... & Okamura, A. M. (2019). Vine robots: Design, teleoperation, and deployment for navigation and exploration. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, 27(3), 120-132. - ve42.co/Coad2019
    Blumenschein, L. H., Coad, M. M., Haggerty, D. A., Okamura, A. M., & Hawkes, E. W. (2020). Design, modeling, control, and application of everting vine robots. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 7. - ve42.co/Blumenschein2020
    Haggerty, D. A., Naclerio, N. D., & Hawkes, E. W. (2019, November). Characterizing environmental interactions for soft growing robots. In 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 3335-3342). IEEE. - ve42.co/Haggerty2019
    Naclerio, N. D., Hubicki, C. M., Aydin, Y. O., Goldman, D. I., & Hawkes, E. W. (2018, October). Soft robotic burrowing device with tip-extension and granular fluidization. In 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 5918-5923). IEEE. - ve42.co/Naclerio19
    Special thanks to Patreon supporters: Anna, Mac Malkawi, Michael Schneider, Oleksii Leonov, Jim Osmun, Tyson McDowell, Ludovic Robillard, jim buckmaster, fanime96, Juan Benet, Ruslan Khroma, Robert Blum, Richard Sundvall, Lee Redden, Vincent, Marinus Kuivenhoven, Alfred Wallace, Arjun Chakroborty, Joar Wandborg, Clayton Greenwell, Pindex, Michael Krugman, Cy 'kkm' K'Nelson, Sam Lutfi, Ron Neal
    Edited by Trenton Oliver
    Animation by Ivy Tello
    Filmed by Derek Muller
    Thumbnail by Ignat Berbeci
    Music by Jonny Hyman and from Epidemic Sound epidemicsound.com

Комментарии • 21 тыс.

  • @me262omlett
    @me262omlett 3 года назад +14267

    Kinda scary if I‘m in a collapsed building and an oversized noodle worm just comes by to say hi.

  • @creeperizing4184
    @creeperizing4184 2 года назад +6236

    Imagine being burried inside a colapsed building, pitch black and feeling a giant tentacle touching you

    • @kawaiisenpai4866
      @kawaiisenpai4866 2 года назад +628

      that'll just make me think that I was reincarnated into some tentacle fantasy world

    • @shadow6687
      @shadow6687 2 года назад +168

      And find a way in your back to get in.. 🤨😵

    • @ronbird121
      @ronbird121 2 года назад +234

      Sounds like an interesting plot

    • @swimmingmonke4942
      @swimmingmonke4942 2 года назад +69

      heaven.?

    • @protolight1654
      @protolight1654 2 года назад +84

      NOT LIKE THIS

  • @ethanchapman969
    @ethanchapman969 Год назад +326

    This would be huge for ecologists studying burrowing species. The current state of the art is a camera attached to the end of a fiber optic wire but it’s notoriously tricky to deal with hard turns branching passages or even uneven ground surfaces

    • @ralphralpherson9441
      @ralphralpherson9441 Год назад +22

      Kind of terrifying for the burrowed animal though. LOL... OH MY GOD!!! A GLOWING LIGHT SNAKE HAS COME TO EAT ME!

    • @heatherlouis9769
      @heatherlouis9769 Год назад +1

      Seal off mole tunnels!

  • @lastsoul4991
    @lastsoul4991 Год назад +66

    8:20 that smile completely shows her excitement and love for what she is doing

  • @beawolfe
    @beawolfe 3 года назад +3398

    The year is 2050. Your apartment building is on fire. A fire engine pulls up. The top of it unhinges and it releases six thousand hissing purple tentacles.

    • @walterbrunswick
      @walterbrunswick 3 года назад +147

      thanks for the nightmare fuel for tonight

    • @avesswing9971
      @avesswing9971 3 года назад +269

      Replace the hissing with the moaning

    • @IceDevias
      @IceDevias 3 года назад +75

      hey...."get water where its needed" is actually pretty good idea!!!

    • @jamesh.7633
      @jamesh.7633 3 года назад +191

      What's absurd about this idea is that realistically speaking, its probably a very viable potential application. Just have the tentacles navigate to the hot points automatically and when the moment is right, they can release their liquid spray. Wait that doesn't sound right...

    • @shin1344
      @shin1344 3 года назад +50

      Oh god *TENTACLE HENTAI FLASHBACKS*

  • @riftwalker4411
    @riftwalker4411 3 года назад +5526

    Robots back then : Humanoid, rigid, and futuristic looking
    Robots now : *_B A L L O O N_*

    • @Wrincewind.
      @Wrincewind. 3 года назад +298

      Big Hero 6 was more accurate than we could ever have dreamed

    • @matheussanthiago9685
      @matheussanthiago9685 3 года назад +61

      @@Wrincewind. so ahead of it's time

    • @geradosolusyon511
      @geradosolusyon511 3 года назад +54

      Robots back then: Rigid, metallic, limited in mechanical flexibility.
      Robots now: Bendy, Tough, Nonmetallic, Inflaty.

    • @kebien6020
      @kebien6020 3 года назад +39

      *C* *O* *N* *D* *O* *M*

    • @rosedoesntknow1853
      @rosedoesntknow1853 3 года назад +7

      Imagine if they were filled with helium.

  • @johnlshilling1446
    @johnlshilling1446 Год назад +111

    The demonstration of penetration into sand reminded me of a friend, back in the 90s, that was building a riverbank dock and party platform/deck. The riverbank and bottom were made of a hard, but saturated red clay. My friend clamped a small copper tubu to each of the pillars. The ends were pinched, creating a tiny jet nozzle that extended an inch beyond the pillar bottom, and bent slightly towards the center. When the tube was attached to a small pressure washer, the pillar was positioned where it was needed and the water jet softened the clay directly below the pillar, allowing the weight of the pillar to penetrate up to the 6' needed for securing it into the soil. This was at least 10X faster than driving the pillars, and the suction of the saturated clay held them tighter than a frogs butt. It was amazing. Each pole simply sank into the "mud" until the water was turned off. With enough pillars, the rest of the structure was a "piece of cake"... All accomplished in an afternoon by beer drinking hillbillies..!

    • @TheSubwizzle
      @TheSubwizzle Год назад +14

      This went in a very different direction than I first suspected….

  • @drcalisan
    @drcalisan Год назад +126

    For the intubation tubing, if the robot gives the trachea branch late it will push the trachea lid (epigglotis) shut or even damage it. The string arms you build was good, you could use it to direct the robot to the trachea. Here is another thought, the patient will have a lot of secretions that can fill up and decrease the oxygenation and the secretion needs to be aspirated. We send a second tube down the entubation tube to aspirate. The robot needs a lumen to pass an aspiration tube. Or maybe the robot can be a guide to send a classical intubation tube down from within.

    • @dr.dorukerdem
      @dr.dorukerdem Год назад

      Kameralı laringoskopu ilk kez gördüm ben videoda, bizde düz olandan var. Türkiye'de bulunuyor mu normalde hastanelerde, sizin çalıştığınız yerde var mı merak ettim.

    • @dogfood61188
      @dogfood61188 4 месяца назад

      why not make the tube 2 layer, an inner and outer connected with baffles? Inflate inside to send the tube on its way once its in place inflate between the 2 layers to give tension and compression giving the tube the tube structure that would create a normal pipe with an airway down the middle that you could pass what ever you need with ambient pressure in the middle.

    • @user-rp1qf2kw4y
      @user-rp1qf2kw4y 2 месяца назад

      It looks super useful for areas without access to anaesthetists or emergency specialists who may require intubation.
      For 99% of cases an anesthetist would be faster, but anaesthetists aren't readily available.
      There are some conditions where this could be deadly, but 100% I reckon this should be explored further

  • @caller145
    @caller145 3 года назад +4823

    Imagine being in a burning collapsed building stuck under some concrete and a giant tenticle comes to save you

    • @TheDarkPledge909
      @TheDarkPledge909 3 года назад +249

      I had something similar happen when playing halo... It was actually unnerving when It quietly said to me... "This is not your grave... But you are welcome in it."

    • @dragai2005
      @dragai2005 3 года назад +18

      outta pocket

    • @mrjoe332
      @mrjoe332 3 года назад +138

      Thousands of tentacles actually, for efficiency

    • @nancienordwick4169
      @nancienordwick4169 3 года назад +45

      And with a fresh air supply

    • @Tottleminerftw
      @Tottleminerftw 3 года назад +18

      I am a monument to all your sins

  • @MrGutzs
    @MrGutzs 3 года назад +1641

    “This is a robot that can grow to 100s of times its size and it can’t be stopped”
    Sounds like a movie plot waiting to happen

    • @Jawsomest
      @Jawsomest 3 года назад +37

      In a world....
      Robots took over...
      Who will come....
      TO SAVE US ALL?

    • @sycration
      @sycration 3 года назад +42

      @@Jawsomest PLASTIC WORM! Coming December 2021

    • @TwoWholeWorms
      @TwoWholeWorms 3 года назад +13

      Turns out, our Ted Faro was into hentai.

    • @n3r3m4c
      @n3r3m4c 3 года назад +2

      @@Jawsomest Godzilla and Kong dudebra

    • @kimberlyheath5452
      @kimberlyheath5452 3 года назад +2

      Scp-682 the movie

  • @adenbryant4153
    @adenbryant4153 Год назад +31

    How well would this robot work underwater and or on the surface of water? And if temperatures got too high would it pop like a balloon? What would happen if part of the robot froze? I'd like to see more of this robot!

    • @BierBart12
      @BierBart12 6 месяцев назад +2

      Imagine if a space probe could easily probe an asteroid with this, something that has failed before due to the asteroid being a very loose aggregation of dust/sand that couldn't be drilled
      The heat and freezing would be important

  • @yarahelal9412
    @yarahelal9412 Год назад +47

    this is absolutely genius, wow. i can't wait to see how much further they develop.

  • @AntsCanada
    @AntsCanada 3 года назад +20178

    My mind is going to HELL! 😭🤣

    • @ripfostels242
      @ripfostels242 3 года назад +2128

      Don't worry! The tube robot will come to save ya!

    • @vinaymaida8756
      @vinaymaida8756 3 года назад +678

      U aint alone brother

    • @westdakota9180
      @westdakota9180 3 года назад +599

      "Hell hath no robo worms" jacob 22:22

    • @LongFingeredFinn
      @LongFingeredFinn 3 года назад +290

      ohhi there, didnt expect u here

    • @selener_sense
      @selener_sense 3 года назад +158

      wait, don’t you hate worm like things? i remember you saying this on one of your vids

  • @mel0dymak3r
    @mel0dymak3r 3 года назад +5913

    The idea of being trapped in a building and just seeing hundreds of tentacles with little camera eyes on them extend in through windows is wild.

    • @HentaiNat
      @HentaiNat 3 года назад +406

      and exciting

    • @deltadeltus5788
      @deltadeltus5788 3 года назад +167

      But after a couple of years it may become a normal thing 😁

    • @Infectedwithrabies
      @Infectedwithrabies 3 года назад +457

      An anime girl is quakeing

    • @theviniso
      @theviniso 3 года назад +82

      Reminds me of that scene in War of the Worlds

    • @D.KlWA-aG
      @D.KlWA-aG 3 года назад +55

      @@Infectedwithrabies Your fear would be
      does it discriminate?

  • @ihaveaplan.ijustneedmoney.9777
    @ihaveaplan.ijustneedmoney.9777 Год назад +15

    The level of professionalism and restraint to not compare it to phallic imagery is impressive. 😂

  • @damico.j1004
    @damico.j1004 Год назад +4

    There’s a very similar product in plumbing for collapsed drain lines. A hose is forced through the center of a pipe with hydraulic pressure. It’s used mostly for clay sewage pipes that are notorious for collapsing with age.

  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday 3 года назад +6357

    This is genuis.

    • @Joshua-bx1mt
      @Joshua-bx1mt 3 года назад +133

      I’m going to say genuis from now on

    • @N0_F1le
      @N0_F1le 3 года назад +9

      By the man himself

    • @phoer0
      @phoer0 3 года назад +78

      genuis is just genuine and genius mixed together

    • @creeperguard1238
      @creeperguard1238 3 года назад +5

      wha

    • @sunnyjim1355
      @sunnyjim1355 3 года назад +2

      @@phoer0 🙃

  • @nobodyknows3180
    @nobodyknows3180 3 года назад +26079

    This holds a lot of promise for makers of balloon animals as well.

    • @joshred1571
      @joshred1571 3 года назад +893

      That is more important than that other stuff.

    • @captainTubes
      @captainTubes 3 года назад +674

      Disgracefully overlooked by science for too long!

    • @mikem651
      @mikem651 3 года назад +61

      😂

    • @mayn90s19
      @mayn90s19 3 года назад +45

      Clowns?

    • @Bigdicko012
      @Bigdicko012 3 года назад +24

      😂😂😂🎈🎈🎈

  • @TheXTVproductions
    @TheXTVproductions Год назад +48

    I'm curious if you could use a good durable material on a more rudimentary use and use this as a drain cleaner.

    • @nighttailglizzy6339
      @nighttailglizzy6339 Год назад

      I see where you went there

    • @chewy3141
      @chewy3141 Год назад

      Well they currently use the same thing for replacing old pipes in cities, so yes to some extent

  • @The_gaming_archaeologist
    @The_gaming_archaeologist Год назад +34

    So many great and helpful uses here. I'd love to see this being used for the medical and archaeological ways, not to mention the stuff in NASA too.

  • @The_Horizon
    @The_Horizon 2 года назад +6334

    Man, people are really gonna have fun with this one...

  • @alexg1321
    @alexg1321 3 года назад +3471

    I feel like this would make running wires behind a wall soooo much easier.

  • @jmorrison5206
    @jmorrison5206 Год назад +10

    Similar concepts were investigated a couple of decades ago and called “topographic” because of their intrinsic conformation to the structure being intubated. They were considered as potentially improving such procedures as enteroscopy. A topographic colonoscope was actually developed , the “Aeroscope.” While it showed promised, I never saw production models.

  • @mushmoomtv
    @mushmoomtv 7 месяцев назад +2

    he could’ve said “and the grow from the end” or “from the inside” but he said “from the tip” because we’re all thinking it, even him

  • @ericmoss6110
    @ericmoss6110 3 года назад +2614

    This is one of those inventions where when you see it it seems so obvious. I think that’s a sign of something genuinely good.

    • @callistoarmy5576
      @callistoarmy5576 3 года назад +6

      Because I'm not famous like other singers that's why no one see my singing videos. Just see once❤....,,.....

    • @kyleallan4496
      @kyleallan4496 3 года назад +113

      @@callistoarmy5576 would you stfu

    • @numnut1516
      @numnut1516 3 года назад +67

      Soul Callisto nobody likes spam or self adverts in comments. By leaving comets like that all you are going to achieve is people actively avoiding your content.

    • @visiblur
      @visiblur 3 года назад +26

      @@callistoarmy5576 No.

    • @miriamrosemary9110
      @miriamrosemary9110 3 года назад +39

      That is exactly what I think. It seems ridiculously obvious that this simple invention should be everywhere, in some shape or form. Now that they show it in action I'm astounded this didn't exist alrealy. I used to love playing with those 'water wiggly' toys, but didn't think of the other incredible applications. Having something this obvious and useful is a great indication of it being extremely good!

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 3 года назад +37034

    This robot: *Is a technologically advanced piece of hardware that can save lives*
    Hentai fans: "I'm somewhat of a scientist myself"

    • @surferproh2o
      @surferproh2o 3 года назад +3680

      Tentacle hentai is the next step in technology

    • @kwarc1009
      @kwarc1009 3 года назад +1312

      N O.

    • @tinyperson2111
      @tinyperson2111 3 года назад +2522

      @@kwarc1009 tentacle hentai could save your life

    • @drawingastickman8122
      @drawingastickman8122 3 года назад +519

      Accurate
      anyway, do you want the moustache

    • @kwarc1009
      @kwarc1009 3 года назад +895

      @@tinyperson2111 I'd rather die than have a hentai tentacle forced down my throat

  • @DmytroBabichev
    @DmytroBabichev Год назад +5

    My gut feeling tells me it's gonna be used a lot in the future. Really cool concept!

  • @dawngold5595
    @dawngold5595 Год назад +6

    Since I just watched this a year after it's release, you have probably heard this but . . .
    This could help firefighters locate pets or small children who tend to "hide" in often hard to reach dangerous areas.

  • @micoromico
    @micoromico 3 года назад +652

    "This robot cant be bargained with, it cant be reasoned with, it doesn't feel pity or remorse or fear, and it absolutely will not stop... EVER"

    • @LordToxygene
      @LordToxygene 3 года назад +15

      Welp...looks like mind break it is....

    • @Skelyboss
      @Skelyboss 3 года назад +3

      I knooooow its a joke but,,.,.,.,.,.,,...,,,, It doesn't have a
      Consciousness, that's why

    • @peq1195
      @peq1195 3 года назад +2

      Because IT HAS NO SOUL

    • @TheLampeKing
      @TheLampeKing 3 года назад +4

      just snip the top off

    • @lolicanadian
      @lolicanadian 3 года назад +2

      @@Skelyboss Until it starts asking whether it has a soul…

  • @prakhargupta3739
    @prakhargupta3739 3 года назад +2866

    Imagine a dystopian future where these robots go rogue and they come out of every opening in your house.

    • @DiamondHoe
      @DiamondHoe 3 года назад +495

      Then they go inside every opening of you

    • @RetroCVBS
      @RetroCVBS 3 года назад +93

      @@codyforemanable Oh god that movie was terrible, it's called "Await Further Instructions" by the way.

    • @codyforemanable
      @codyforemanable 3 года назад +28

      @@RetroCVBS meh... I've stumbled across worse movies randomly. I'd still give it a 7?? Maybe.
      As long as the dont make any sequels...
      Cough.. skyline..:

    • @nelaepowt
      @nelaepowt 3 года назад +3

      Yikes.

    • @ANiCKiN
      @ANiCKiN 3 года назад +5

      And your body

  • @RD9_Designs
    @RD9_Designs Год назад

    Awesome! I love videos like this, about new stuff, or that answers age-old questions about old stuff!

  • @himesilva
    @himesilva Год назад +1

    I'm loving this idea of robots being made of things besides metal. Someone needs to make a mecha/ sci-fi anime on that

  • @baggaza
    @baggaza 3 года назад +5696

    I'm consistently impressed by how well Derek presents anything educational. He was one of the first RUclipsrs who convincingly made me care about the world around me. Insane content for free.

    • @veritasium
      @veritasium  3 года назад +914

      Thank you!

    • @Anonymous-8080
      @Anonymous-8080 3 года назад +29

      Congo you got a heart

    • @Anonymous-8080
      @Anonymous-8080 3 года назад +7

      @@veritasium Can you reply me back?
      I have a question

    • @user-cd4bx6uq1y
      @user-cd4bx6uq1y 3 года назад +10

      Word "content" is annoying for me as a person who read a bunch of creator studio articles (official yt article things, they're bad though)

    • @garret1930
      @garret1930 3 года назад +52

      @@Anonymous-8080 will you stop? Going around all "notice me senpai" mode isn't going to get him to answer your question.

  • @Bargadiel
    @Bargadiel 2 года назад +10035

    *Creator*
    "And it's really cheap, practically free"
    *Medical institutions*
    "Yeah your bill is gonna be $250,000 because we used our robot"

    • @bimisikocheng
      @bimisikocheng 2 года назад +550

      *Because we used bandage

    • @ENTR0PY
      @ENTR0PY 2 года назад +877

      *American medical institutions

    • @Power_Verse_
      @Power_Verse_ 2 года назад +473

      *because you walked in the hospital at all

    • @SewingMink160
      @SewingMink160 2 года назад +249

      *Because you consulted them

    • @thesoaringowl9018
      @thesoaringowl9018 2 года назад +357

      Because you breathed in the hospital. That air will cost you 10,000 Dollars per hour sir.

  • @TheJadeFist
    @TheJadeFist Год назад +1

    This would be perfect for home electrical work. You could have several points with something that when given a signal or small electrical charge to tighten as it grows to control it, that would be easier than the separate tubes of air, so you can control it in the wall to go more or less where you want.

  • @oursexbecameaboxer
    @oursexbecameaboxer Год назад +11

    “It’s kinda like a water-wiggly. Those toys that us young boys use to put our… ummm.. that.. that are really hard to hold.”

  • @matteogiorni6580
    @matteogiorni6580 3 года назад +1214

    "are you going to rescue me or are you just happy to see me?"

  • @RagnaR3xa
    @RagnaR3xa 3 года назад +2564

    Gotta give credit to these engineers, I for one could not ever keep a straight face in front of their demonstrations.

    • @lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198
      @lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198 3 года назад +190

      You know what is tight and sticky ? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
      A cave (° ͜ʖ °)

    • @bakedgoldfish45
      @bakedgoldfish45 3 года назад +64

      @@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198 It also has big spikes.

    • @redacted-19
      @redacted-19 3 года назад +51

      @@bakedgoldfish45 long hard brown spikes

    • @DampSeagull9166
      @DampSeagull9166 3 года назад +3

      @@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198 yes😀

    • @geopioneergsxr5357
      @geopioneergsxr5357 3 года назад +71

      @@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198 You know what's Brown and sticky?
      .
      .
      .
      .
      .
      ..
      ..
      ..
      ..
      ...
      ...
      ...
      ...
      ....
      ....
      ....
      ....
      ....
      ..... A stick!!

  • @RealComp5
    @RealComp5 Год назад +6

    I think a much smaller version of this could be used to clean out laptops and other computer parts. If it could fit into the vents and the somehow have a release valve at the tip that could blow out more targeted compressed air, it could save people from having to disassemble computers and open up the heatsinks to clean them. If you could have it blow air or water from the tip, I guess it could clean all sorts of stuff.

  • @user-xc5sr7vm7m
    @user-xc5sr7vm7m 2 месяца назад

    Absolutely genius! Life-saving capabilities are endless. Hope to see these in fire stations everywhere soon.

  • @teeroy7973
    @teeroy7973 2 года назад +3793

    As a plumber, it would be awesome to have a camera with navigation capabilities for inspecting sewer lines or even looking under houses.

    • @teeroy7973
      @teeroy7973 2 года назад +15

      @@klstacked Right?!

    • @teeroy7973
      @teeroy7973 2 года назад +87

      @@elyriawonk6807 we have several cameras at my company and they work really well buy they have no ability to turn or control in any way. So if a branch drain has no way to access it from the building it is often not possible to get the cable to it. With one of these we could go from the outside access and then just turn it when we get to the tie in. Would be super helpful for sure.

    • @SineN0mine3
      @SineN0mine3 2 года назад +14

      @@teeroy7973 You could probably build one with enough patience and time. For the purposes of inspecting pipes it's fairly unnecesary to have any steering, except maybe on the camera itself.
      That simplifies the design quite a lot, the hardest part would be making it retractable but its nothing you couldn't overcome with a bit of trial and error.
      I have seen remote control cameras on the ends of long rods for this purpose, perhaps one could be modifies to work with an inflating tube?
      On a side note, it would be much more fun to build a robotic spider capable of climbing inside of the pipes to inspect them. You could give it little cannons to shoot blockages and turn you day job into a video game.

    • @maegary8107
      @maegary8107 2 года назад +3

      I was thinking about the many applications for it's use by a plumber, I would sure make their job easier. Not a plumber

    • @juanit0tackit0tackito2
      @juanit0tackit0tackito2 2 года назад +4

      Trust in Jesus Christ

  • @Iradicos
    @Iradicos 3 года назад +1655

    So Baymax's architecture from Big Hero 6 isn't far off from reality. That's pretty cool.

    • @FishyLookinLemon
      @FishyLookinLemon 3 года назад +25

      I don't know why but the top comment has 16k likes are yours with 24 likes was at the top
      Edit: Agrreed it's cool how Baymax is coming to life in a way

    • @RawBlades4764
      @RawBlades4764 3 года назад +46

      Hi! I am BayMax, your personal Healthcare assistance.

    • @seupaiaquelegordofudido5114
      @seupaiaquelegordofudido5114 3 года назад +57

      Baymax but if he was a tapeworm.

    • @elijahflynt3217
      @elijahflynt3217 3 года назад

      Woah they made a video game with this?

    • @klonoa_thecabbitanimations2515
      @klonoa_thecabbitanimations2515 3 года назад +1

      Knack knack who’s there knack who
      Here’s your answer:
      “KNACK || BABY!!”

  • @-30h-work-week
    @-30h-work-week Год назад

    13:20 - enema.
    This inflatable tube... I was playing with this kind of stuff as a kid. As others did, as well. It's incredible how a such basic idea can be useful. It seems that any idea ca be useful, it's all about finding the right application. And the right people who know how to listen.

  • @RaymondLo84
    @RaymondLo84 Год назад +2

    i can see how it got inspired by looking at myself daily in the morning :) good stuffs

  • @fuferito
    @fuferito 3 года назад +292

    It's easy to be optimistic about a brighter future while seeing these young people working so hard to make life better.

    • @anothersmallpotatopassingb8167
      @anothersmallpotatopassingb8167 3 года назад +7

      @toijg avnnr apparently it is designed so it does not explode, as they showed with its resistance to spikes

    • @syweb2
      @syweb2 3 года назад +10

      @Dirk Digler We're talking about science, not politics here. I'd rather not have people start a flamewar because they can't help but complain about things in every comment section they can find.
      Just let people be happy about noodle robots.

    • @bestdadoftheyear7181
      @bestdadoftheyear7181 3 года назад +2

      Its actually pretty cool to think about how we are still improving....technology and science is amazing....

  • @o0Avalon0o
    @o0Avalon0o 3 года назад +566

    As a firefighter, I can imagine how useful it would be to have a version of this in our trucks. I have EMT experience so I've had to open airways before, this looks like a massive improvement from the current standard.

    • @rhov-anion
      @rhov-anion 3 года назад +56

      As someone who had to be intubated in an emergency, I find this as a welcome alternative. Thanks for your work saving lives.

    • @lynzcan0n_
      @lynzcan0n_ 3 года назад

      Whale Hello !

    • @lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198
      @lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198 3 года назад +4

      You know what is tight and sticky ? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
      A cave (° ͜ʖ °)

    • @heyyou5189
      @heyyou5189 3 года назад +3

      Would the reverse work to cover a limb to apply pressure perhaps like an air cast?

    • @HaVoKxii
      @HaVoKxii 3 года назад

      this looks like the same concept design as a super glottic airway device like an I-Gel or King Tube, and inflating the entire thing seems like an unnecessary possible complication for pneumothorax patients with trachea deviation, or the added pressure on the jugular vessels with JVD for example. you need to have the device be able to protect against aspiration, the added equipment of a pump, valves and whatever else. I'm not really seeing the niche of an airway device like this, but if they design it properly maybe it could be great. I guess the idea of inflating an entire tube like this without visual confirmation is my biggest concern.
      I've missed my fair share of intubations and even tho it hurt my pride, I just whipped out the ole king tube and shoved that bitch in there

  • @djbeacon1826
    @djbeacon1826 9 месяцев назад +1

    i already know a ton of uses for this (and i'm sure everybody else was thinking of them too)

  • @AlphaOfCrimson
    @AlphaOfCrimson Год назад

    Wow this video really got my brain working. I have lots of ideas for improvements to their prototypes, plus some ideas of applications.

  • @jaynguyen1573
    @jaynguyen1573 3 года назад +11194

    We all thought Terminators will be our end.. But it's actually the Wacky Inflatable Tube people that will rule the world.

    • @zoopdterdoobdter5743
      @zoopdterdoobdter5743 3 года назад +454

      _"I need your bike, your clothes and an air compressor capable of a constant 15CFM."_ 😐

    • @feffy380
      @feffy380 3 года назад +191

      Not the robotic hentai tentacles?

    • @jaynguyen1573
      @jaynguyen1573 3 года назад +39

      @@zoopdterdoobdter5743 I'll be slinking.

    • @lukecca85
      @lukecca85 3 года назад +93

      Wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube men, actually...

    • @jaynguyen1573
      @jaynguyen1573 3 года назад +70

      @@feffy380 that's how it starts..We grow weird fetishes which ends up corrupting the AI

  • @rommyjoj326
    @rommyjoj326 2 года назад +1558

    “Did you bring protection?”
    “İt will bring itself”

  • @tazz1226
    @tazz1226 4 месяца назад

    i believe this is a supreme structural thing, future robots might use this as their body itself, can extend as long as they want, apply massive forces, have many arms, simple to fix, simple to use. insane

  • @ZMacZ
    @ZMacZ Год назад

    6:02 The cam should be inside the tube.
    and sit on a partial depresurized space.
    When the tube inflates, by trying to depressurize the front,
    it receives a push forward.
    This can then be achieved through the same wire that
    transports the data from the cam.
    (An electric wire can do both, deliver power and transmit data at the same time.)

  • @AlphaMachina
    @AlphaMachina 3 года назад +2690

    This could be used to supply fresh oxygen and liquids to trapped people, even if it weren't able to lift collapsed materials from them. You could feed straws through the middle of it, one for liquids and one for oxygen, even a microphone and speaker, so you can communicate with the trapped person and give them reassurances.

    • @fregtz735
      @fregtz735 3 года назад +265

      Write that down! Write that down!

    • @equiinferno
      @equiinferno 3 года назад +125

      Awesome idea! Please reach out to the guys, links in video description. I’m sure this could be great for avalanches!

    • @SI-GOD
      @SI-GOD 3 года назад +32

      This was my idea as I was watching the video. I'm sure many other people also thought the same thing.

    • @ironfam6511
      @ironfam6511 3 года назад +48

      There is a system in place for some of these events. What needs to be realized is the video, for burrowing, was shown in sand for a reason. The material you are penetrating has to be displaced to pass through. Once you get very deep at all this setup will certainly fail in denser soils, and we have not even made it to rock yet. An Air Track unit that bores into rock runs off of air and still uses steel as the tool. The head is bigger than the shaft to create a large enough hole for the accompanied shaft and to displace the material so it can move up the bore spacing and out of the hole. In drilling this is called circulation. To push through any material there needs to be some form of circulation or your achieving the opposite. Compaction.
      I cannot say, but perhaps this design could be more suited for avalanche scenarios. Need to keep in mind though, snow can condense to a degree, and the deeper you go, you may run into ice chunks. Would you attempt to burrow through it...or go around it. I don't know. I'm just pointing out even snow is potentially abrasive, then again, so is sand. Perhaps a more experienced mind in this field could weigh in?

    • @LukasFink1
      @LukasFink1 3 года назад +27

      @@ironfam6511 Maybe emitting hot air/water or ethylene glycol out of it’s end could help it going through snow or ice.

  • @spacetrainbaby3737
    @spacetrainbaby3737 3 года назад +1454

    imagine being on a burning building, you're under some rubble thinking all hope is lost, then suddenly a plastic noodle wiggles itself from a window and lifts off a giant piece of rubble above you

    • @Isiahkan
      @Isiahkan 3 года назад +74

      If they do this they need to make sure that the camera on the front looks like an eye

    • @peterkelley6344
      @peterkelley6344 3 года назад +57

      @@Isiahkan Or a Red Cross. I can imagine people freakng out its arrival.

    • @_nines8270
      @_nines8270 3 года назад +198

      Stick some googly eyes on the front

    • @Shrooblord
      @Shrooblord 3 года назад +46

      @@_nines8270 YES. YOU GENIUS

    • @eastermind7141
      @eastermind7141 3 года назад +8

      You would need heat proof material for fires

  • @Seasonstobecheerful
    @Seasonstobecheerful Год назад

    Lots of positive applications and more to come .. excellent tech !

  • @loshan1212
    @loshan1212 11 месяцев назад +1

    I'm gonna try to build a vine robot to lay fiber under my house's floors. The house's floors are made of granite attached on top of a wooden frame, with plenty underneath the frame for a vine robot to crawl through. Unfortunately crawling under the flooring isn't possible, as there's no entry path. With a vine robot, I think we could drill a relatively small hole through the floor, and guide with tape. It seems that adding internal controls adds significantly more complexity, and increases the robots diameter. I'm interested in attaching a IR camera and light source to the front for guidance, however it doesn't seem like there's much information on this.
    Luckily the distance the robot needs to travel is only around 5m, and mostly a straight path.

  • @LonelySandwich
    @LonelySandwich 3 года назад +7536

    Doujin artists:- write that down! Write that down!!

  • @doomguy8445
    @doomguy8445 3 года назад +1190

    Imagine an friendly worm robot with ai rescuing you from evil self aware robots

    • @integralogic
      @integralogic 3 года назад +71

      Ballon animals vs terminators

    • @doomguy8445
      @doomguy8445 3 года назад +9

      @@integralogic exactly what i had in mind

    • @alexsadowski3188
      @alexsadowski3188 3 года назад +11

      How about :Boston dynamics SPOT defending you from these self aware robo snakes

    • @doomguy8445
      @doomguy8445 3 года назад +3

      @@alexsadowski3188 i had a stroke reading that

    • @integralogic
      @integralogic 3 года назад +9

      @@alexsadowski3188 boston dynamics == skynet
      Those dogs will have Auto aiming turrets mounted on top, quick auto swappable batteries along with persostant wireless charging. Atlas is totally the OG terminator though.

  • @RalphsLegend
    @RalphsLegend Год назад +15

    Although having the device used to help patients breathe sounds amazing, wouldn't it be dangerous to have a pressurized device inserted into someone's mouth? If the airway is swollen and more pressure is needed, for example, I feel like there's a risk of having a lung explode after the device fully expands. Are there any safeguards for this type of scenario?

    • @Sinistar123
      @Sinistar123 Год назад +6

      Yeah, I'm a nurse and while I have not intubated a patient personally I've helped and observed several. I definitely think they're exaggerating how useful it would be for intubations. They don't say anything as to how they make sure it doesn't go down the esophagus instead of the trachea which is a big issue since the esophagus is a much larger tube or how they keep it from damaging anything, how they would secure it, how they'd make sure it's the right length or any other potential issues. They definitely exaggerate how difficult intubations tend to be, while they can be occasionally difficult and take several minutes most are done in under a minute if not under 30 seconds.

    • @RalphsLegend
      @RalphsLegend Год назад +2

      @@Sinistar123 I had many of the same concerns. Thank you for your input :)

  • @quinnnorfolk4664
    @quinnnorfolk4664 2 месяца назад

    Derick: What do you think this robot can do? Me: Jumpscares, party events, entertainment, hidden cameras, races, an underwater breathing hose, retractable/extendable whip, cat scare machine, and many more!

  • @ireallylikemuffins8866
    @ireallylikemuffins8866 2 года назад +2492

    “Can navigate twisty passages”
    “Can go through sticky substances”
    *shows video of it going down mannequins throat*
    “Can grow from the tip”
    “Can ungrow”
    Many, MANY applications indeed

    • @althron4249
      @althron4249 2 года назад +147

      Honey i got a new toy foe tonight

    • @ItsJustKaya
      @ItsJustKaya 2 года назад +221

      Imagine you are under collapsed building and they can't find you.
      *Step tentacle help me I am stuck

    • @SmokeyBear04
      @SmokeyBear04 2 года назад +130

      6:24
      Although it’s soft, it’s still somewhat stiff

    • @charlesbarr3437
      @charlesbarr3437 2 года назад +14

      We think alike.

    • @TheRedKnight101
      @TheRedKnight101 2 года назад +19

      I like where this is going

  • @ses7740
    @ses7740 2 года назад +2548

    "Where did you get this idea?"
    *the dude having hentai flashbacks*
    "So uhh there was this plant in my office..."

    • @Girvo747
      @Girvo747 2 года назад +210

      I mean he did make it purple…

    • @The_Biologist27
      @The_Biologist27 2 года назад +121

      Hermit purple

    • @lasagna2303
      @lasagna2303 2 года назад +28

      @@The_Biologist27
      Yes

    • @hedgehoglover1146
      @hedgehoglover1146 2 года назад +14

      💀you need more likes

    • @BobThePenguin.
      @BobThePenguin. 2 года назад +34

      @@The_Biologist27 god damn Jojo fans really be *chase* ing after those references

  • @cphoover11
    @cphoover11 Год назад

    This is also very similar to a new way plumbers are fixing cracked/leaking pipes by adding a new lining. They basically use air pressure to push a epoxy resin lined sock through a tube

  • @Hallettjs7957
    @Hallettjs7957 Год назад +2

    This has been used in drain pipe renovation for years. There is a company in San Diego that specializes in this. Usually used to reclaim drain lines on older buildings. I have a friend that installs this system.

  • @der_maus
    @der_maus 3 года назад +2806

    i like how the comment section is clearly divided into 2 sides
    it's either "wow this robot is cool!" or "tentacle hentai"

    • @randomcommenter9779
      @randomcommenter9779 2 года назад +59

      Or also negative comments saying the functions of these robots has already been made and although it's cool it's wrong to call it "the first of its kind"

    • @foxgaming76yt24
      @foxgaming76yt24 2 года назад +35

      @@randomcommenter9779 or those that say that this is something they'll see once and never see again. But tbh, I wish this actually succeeds. Seems useful, and also fun as a toy.

    • @ShotgunRocket
      @ShotgunRocket 2 года назад +17

      Yeah, you have people who can appreciate the engineering and pornography addicts

    • @joelnilsson7129
      @joelnilsson7129 2 года назад +5

      @@ShotgunRocket Well it is cool and fuctional but you can`t say the heantai thins never crossed your mind

    • @seupaiaquelegordofudido5114
      @seupaiaquelegordofudido5114 2 года назад

      And the tapeworm jokes

  • @bnthern
    @bnthern 3 года назад +1735

    as a retired RN who worked ER's and ICU, seeing how EASY it is to intubate would have saved many patients

    • @user255
      @user255 3 года назад +33

      Do people really die to failed intubation? Of course, if the airways are smashed, but then this wouldn't help either.

    • @AimedGalaxy
      @AimedGalaxy 3 года назад +157

      @@user255 it’s more of an issue of speed and required skill, patients needing to be intimated, but not being in time, or skilled nurses/doctors/ems not being present in that exact moment

    • @intravenous1446
      @intravenous1446 3 года назад +32

      The same thing can be accompanied with a king airway/combitube/igel/LMA all of which are non visualize airways that are very quick and easy to place. The question is if the patient is not breathing the first action is not intubation but to ventilate them with a BVM. So while I think it is a cool device with a lot of potential I don’t see it being something we use for securing an airway

    • @eswarjuri
      @eswarjuri 3 года назад +53

      I love how you all use so many abbreviations, which makes a non-native English speaker, who has never heard about all of these, struggle to understand everything you say! 😂

    • @hawkeye7527
      @hawkeye7527 3 года назад +84

      @@eswarjuri RN= Registered Nurse
      EMS= Emergency Medical Services
      ICU= Intensive Care Unit.
      The King Airway and combitube are types of airways inserted into a patient that don't require AS much skill/certification as RSI (Rapid Sequence Intubation)
      Hope that helps a little! :)

  • @waterfrogman
    @waterfrogman Год назад

    i think this is an amazing invention that could help with loads of things

  • @vik24oct1991
    @vik24oct1991 Год назад

    I am surprised this is not a thing yet, looks like we have all the technology to do this, it is very useful for many purposes.

  • @heraclitus6100
    @heraclitus6100 3 года назад +583

    "my balance is not great"
    "Try standing on it...."

    • @vonocrik5277
      @vonocrik5277 3 года назад +13

      Actually that’s easier than sitting!

    • @Jawsomest
      @Jawsomest 3 года назад +2

      Better idea, JUMP ON IT,
      Wait no, FLY.

    • @monad_tcp
      @monad_tcp 3 года назад +2

      @@Jawsomest come on, fly ? are you kidding me, I can float by deflecting gravitons.

    • @Jawsomest
      @Jawsomest 3 года назад +1

      Okay okay but,
      *Joe Mama!*

    • @Jawsomest
      @Jawsomest 3 года назад

      I’ll take my leave now..

  • @spartanwar1185
    @spartanwar1185 3 года назад +739

    I'm gonna be mildly terrified of a day when i witness a dozen mechanical tentacles moving towards a wrecked building like that

    • @diamondkid2226
      @diamondkid2226 3 года назад +9

      4:43

    • @dasistgut5197
      @dasistgut5197 3 года назад +4

      its just a tube with air its no robot its a simple cheap gimmick that may help with very niche settings on its own even with the camera and motors it will not function at scales needed for what they want not without much work

    • @krystaltaka3357
      @krystaltaka3357 3 года назад +10

      imagine being the 1 stuck n sees a tentacle coming

    • @Sublimnalxx
      @Sublimnalxx 3 года назад +29

      @@krystaltaka3357
      W-what are you doing step robot?

    • @paxhumana2015
      @paxhumana2015 3 года назад +12

      @@dasistgut5197 , your attempt at intelligent thought is ironically the cheap gimmick here.

  • @she_sings_delightful_things
    @she_sings_delightful_things 5 месяцев назад +1

    Yet another example of why we should never rain on anyone's "crazy" ideas. This is so cool.

  • @ivanmaldonado7381
    @ivanmaldonado7381 Год назад +1

    Wow amazing because of its softness and firmness in the tube form or spring form could it be used as a cast or a splint for broken arm or leg

  • @jaaykaay
    @jaaykaay 3 года назад +1116

    "It ungrows, it just goes back into itself"
    *Yeah, been there bro*

    • @420milesmemes
      @420milesmemes 3 года назад +5

      Up and down, up and down

    • @rat854
      @rat854 3 года назад +10

      It cost you $0 not to say that yet you still did

    • @LiteracyLovesYou
      @LiteracyLovesYou 3 года назад +2

      I hate when that happens

    • @PalashMehta
      @PalashMehta 3 года назад +3

      I was in the pool, or just nervous!

    • @ZincOxideGinger
      @ZincOxideGinger 3 года назад +2

      "I was in the pool. I Was In The Pool!"

  • @nightshark1156
    @nightshark1156 3 года назад +546

    The guy who was inspired by the vines seems like such a nice and passionate guy, I love it!

    • @bestdadoftheyear7181
      @bestdadoftheyear7181 3 года назад +8

      Yes,ad then there was the comment section,lol

    • @TumimuT
      @TumimuT 3 года назад +1

      @@bestdadoftheyear7181 its chaos out there lol

    • @bestdadoftheyear7181
      @bestdadoftheyear7181 3 года назад +1

      @@TumimuT yes,my friend

    • @THINKPATH
      @THINKPATH 3 года назад

      yup me too! btw thanks for 90 now lets reach 100!

  • @MrWackozacko
    @MrWackozacko Год назад +2

    That pillow invention alone right now as it is in current form could probably save someone buried in rubble taking their last breath in syria after the earthquake right at this very moment...

  • @immortal2534
    @immortal2534 Год назад

    I thought of something else once i saw the title and the beginning of the video. A robot just like this in a form of a pill where travels through our bodies and warn us about illnesses and wrong factions, for example it can warn us in the beginning of a cancer formation and saves million of lifes

  • @joemck85
    @joemck85 3 года назад +259

    Taking something dead simple like a long plastic bag, and doing something really useful with it that nobody has thought of before. That's true genius.

    • @AngryHybridApe
      @AngryHybridApe 3 года назад +1

      I did. But I use water.

    • @heyyou5189
      @heyyou5189 3 года назад +1

      Ive thought about this concept for years. I think a miniature version inserted into a puncture wound or gunshot to slow bleeding.

    • @AngryHybridApe
      @AngryHybridApe 3 года назад +1

      @@heyyou5189
      Yep. My idea started with repairing drywall. I needed something with tension pushing outwards, but something I wouldnt need to keep. So I used a balloon.
      And when I repaired broomhandle holes in kitchen walls for a cheapskate landlord, I just used a piece of wet toilet paper and covered it. When it dried I lightly sanded it and painted over it. Sure it was shitty. Just touching it would have caved it in. I bet my landlord thinks about the deals he makes with tenants in the future. 😄

    • @heyyou5189
      @heyyou5189 3 года назад

      @@AngryHybridApe I have always preferred doing things the "right" way. Truth is that some folks just want a quick hack. At the end of the day its only about pay.

    • @AngryHybridApe
      @AngryHybridApe 3 года назад

      @@heyyou5189
      It was more like justice. He wasnt paying anything.
      Long story, but he wasnt about to give us our deposit back in the first place.

  • @lyger_playz
    @lyger_playz 3 года назад +834

    4:06 breaks the machine, "oh that was great", walks away casually
    Edit: Yes, I know he didn't technically "break" the machine, but he depressurized it, making it required to be set up again before being able to use it again, also limiting Derek's ability to fload in the air. A non scientist/engineer person would react as "Oops, sorry did I break it?" Instead of walking away like nothing happened.

    • @leo_valdez6026
      @leo_valdez6026 3 года назад +104

      The scientific equivalent of walking away from an explosion without looking back 👀

    • @roahnadhavj3907
      @roahnadhavj3907 3 года назад +81

      It didn't break, the tube separated from the air compressor...

    • @leo_valdez6026
      @leo_valdez6026 3 года назад +25

      @@roahnadhavj3907 that ain’t the point bro...

    • @roahnadhavj3907
      @roahnadhavj3907 3 года назад +22

      @@leo_valdez6026 of course I know, just putting it out there that this is exactly what scientists do. Break something then be happy

    • @l1mbo69
      @l1mbo69 3 года назад +7

      @@roahnadhavj3907 you mean engineers

  • @Duflex
    @Duflex Год назад

    This could really be the future of many technologys

  • @uditagrawal80
    @uditagrawal80 4 месяца назад

    Though ingenious, it is a very old mechanism that is being used to rehabilitate sewer and water pipes trenchlessly for several decades now. The method is called CIPP where a wrapped in tubular FRP liner is sent inside a manhole and it travels across a pipe effortlessly negotiating bends, etc as it unwraps itself. There the pressure used is nearly 7-10mtr head which is almost 14.7psi and instead of air, warm water is used since it helps cure the liner in place, hence the name Cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP). Though, i must say the envisioned applications are great.

  • @MandoArtsudios
    @MandoArtsudios 2 года назад +4381

    Me: "oh robots, I love robotics! I love seeing the thousands of parts move perfectly together to achieve a complex goal, with tens of thousands lines of code to think control each action to their metal limbs"
    Actually robot: "I am a tube of air"

    • @nuhunla1930
      @nuhunla1930 2 года назад +102

      This comment seems like one of the comments that should dominate the comment section.

    • @infernokate1260
      @infernokate1260 2 года назад +24

      @@nuhunla1930 yes, agreed...agreed indead

    • @RubyPiec
      @RubyPiec 2 года назад +43

      Same works with this:
      Me: "Oh, a computer! Of course, its a very complicated thingy with a lot of thingies on it that I dont quite understand"
      Computer: "I am literally donuts on lines

    • @legendaryra3590
      @legendaryra3590 2 года назад +37

      The creator: it's not actually a robot
      The video: shows a balloon
      Video title: this robot could save your life!!!

    • @jas_bataille
      @jas_bataille 2 года назад +33

      @@legendaryra3590 That is not what the creators said at all. They said that the tubes currently were the basis of a robot. It does a lot of things passively and, when attaching a sensor-camera-tool-medical device, it does becomes a robot. It's not computer controller yet and look how amazing it's passive intelligence is. The weakest link in robots is complexity

  • @pmthecat
    @pmthecat 3 года назад +828

    There is a currently used version of this robot that is repairing sewer lines across America. The tip has a powered cutting ring that removes blockages. It also pulls a hose that flushes the debree down the line. The cool part is that the tube is pumped with hot water that causes the tube to harden and become a new smooth PVC liner inside the old line. Takes 2 hours to repair half a mile of sewer line. Then a second robot cuts holes in the first tube at places determind by camera to reconnect the side lines.

    • @ddegn
      @ddegn 3 года назад +26

      Cool info. Thanks for posting it.

    • @ninjireal
      @ninjireal 3 года назад +7

      Cool!

    • @ybunnygurl
      @ybunnygurl 3 года назад +16

      This is how water lines in neighborhood were coated to stop chemicals leaching in to our water.

    • @therealpbristow
      @therealpbristow 3 года назад +8

      Cool! Thanks for the info. It reminds me of the mycoborer in "Captain Vorpatril's Alliance", but hopefully less likely to get out of control! =:o}
      (By the way, it's spelled "debris". Silent "s" at the end, 'cos it's a french word. =:o} )

    • @ironfam6511
      @ironfam6511 3 года назад +1

      Thank you for posting this. I just posted info similar to this then found your post as well. Right on!

  • @kevinsteinmetz9498
    @kevinsteinmetz9498 3 месяца назад

    My first application idea would be cave rescue missions, they’d be able to reach stuck people providing them with air and/or water, lift heavy rocks of stuck limbs and could help pull them out due to the great retention qualities in tight spaces

  • @thomasluitwieler7789
    @thomasluitwieler7789 8 месяцев назад +1

    9:56 (left of the screen, on the water) bird goes brrrrrr

  • @nuibui6667
    @nuibui6667 2 года назад +551

    The worst part is that we have seen so many life saving inventions throughout the years which don't become mainstream for some reason

    • @emzz7358
      @emzz7358 2 года назад +108

      Sadly it's probably funding issues and lack of ability to pitch it to the right firms

    • @lepotato135
      @lepotato135 2 года назад +37

      Yeah, a lot of smart ideas that seem slightly odd just get laughed at by the majority.

    • @CapitalLuke
      @CapitalLuke 2 года назад +63

      often flaws turn up last minute, or the invention hasn't been fully develloped yet at the time,

    • @thedeliveryboy1123
      @thedeliveryboy1123 2 года назад +8

      the death pit of good ideas

    • @aquaponieee
      @aquaponieee 2 года назад +13

      Look, the cure for cancer! [gets trashed away]

  • @anay7453
    @anay7453 3 года назад +1692

    "They grow from the tip, this allows them to pass through tight spaces and also over sticky surfaces" - Veritasium 2021

    • @vankhai02
      @vankhai02 3 года назад +76

      HenT4I :))

    • @flopi1179
      @flopi1179 3 года назад +116

      Insert funni xd pp joke

    • @BKBees
      @BKBees 3 года назад +148

      lol I heard "grow from the tip" and immediately scrolled down to see the comments.

    • @zoopdterdoobdter5743
      @zoopdterdoobdter5743 3 года назад +168

      ^^^ _'I was inspired by a plant growing towards the sunlight'_ probably sounds better than _'During the lockdowns, I ended up watching a_ *LOT* _of weird anime...'_ 😆

    • @stevechance150
      @stevechance150 3 года назад +26

      "grow from the tip"
      So a apical meristem.

  • @hootinouts
    @hootinouts Год назад +1

    Apply this principle to a fire hose that can extend into a burning structure and be steered around obstacles, up stairs, into rooms, down into cellars, etc.

  • @ArterialBog4831
    @ArterialBog4831 Год назад

    You could use the machine to fix wires in tight spaces so you wouldn’t have to destroy a roof or wall too much. There could be an extension at the end too (like the camera) that can robotically fix the wire which makes it safer for electricians if the wire they need to fix is dangerous

  • @beenguy5887
    @beenguy5887 2 года назад +5478

    Biomimicry is literally "Why do we design stuff when nature already did lets just copy them lmao" and it's so good

    • @jdirksen
      @jdirksen 2 года назад +132

      Kinda reminds me of how generative design is basically designing products like nature designs life

    • @1MegaBubble
      @1MegaBubble 2 года назад +92

      "...and then we'll be hailed as geniuses for creating such an amazing design, while we credit the far superior natural design to undirected, random chance."
      Finished that thought up for ya

    • @ahlatagaci2018
      @ahlatagaci2018 2 года назад +12

      Imagine if whole humanity folows biomimicry and we start to create exact the same but improved version of nature but we all end up starting from the stone ago without technology in a world made of biomimicry.

    • @sinistor3727
      @sinistor3727 2 года назад +43

      Human : Develop technology to be above nature after that make a design from nature.
      Nature : You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me.

    • @lukasgunther7414
      @lukasgunther7414 2 года назад +32

      @@1MegaBubble why did you have to add that… why would anything be wrong with copying nature lmao

  • @mlgproplayer2915
    @mlgproplayer2915 2 года назад +2686

    "It has dozens of potential applications."
    [shows it going inside a manekin's throat]
    Internet: Ah, I see. Dozens of applications indeed.

    • @norinene7799
      @norinene7799 2 года назад +145

      Yeah... and it goes inside ✨gently✨

    • @GoatyGoatson
      @GoatyGoatson 2 года назад +122

      My stepbrother is saving up for one,
      Wonder why

    • @mrchickinman9984
      @mrchickinman9984 2 года назад +54

      @@GoatyGoatson HA
      gaeeeeeee

    • @Stonecargo21
      @Stonecargo21 2 года назад +42

      It can fit in the smallest of holes, not to mention how strong they are 5:05

    • @mattacer
      @mattacer 2 года назад +20

      "manekin" what my guy

  • @JabediahKerman
    @JabediahKerman 10 месяцев назад +4

    i need one of those robots for...... "research purposes"

  • @ZMacZ
    @ZMacZ Год назад

    4:13 If instead of a one big pillow, it employs 4 separate columns inside of
    a lesser pressurized pillow, these can function to stabilize the surface.

  • @rosecityattwilight
    @rosecityattwilight 3 года назад +569

    "It is a rare mind indeed that can render the hitherto non-existent blindingly obvious. The cry 'I could have thought of that' is a very popular and misleading one, for the fact is that they didn't." -Douglas Adams

  • @nindoninshu
    @nindoninshu 2 года назад +1358

    Nobody's said anything about how this is literally gonna turn into Baymax in the future

  • @oilbay54
    @oilbay54 Год назад +1

    I am from Turkey, the country which hit by three big quakes lately. Officially 50K people died but more than 100K were left buried under the rubbles. These may be very useful for searching the victims, dead or alive, and perhaps rescue them.

  • @dougr8646
    @dougr8646 Год назад

    Nice smc fitting on the intubation part!

  • @Loccyster
    @Loccyster 2 года назад +2511

    "Search and rescue, archaeology, intubation, space exploration."
    Nah. It'll be used to unclog toilets.

    • @DolusVulpes
      @DolusVulpes 2 года назад +109

      Why not all of the above?

    • @shado7614
      @shado7614 2 года назад +13

      @@DolusVulpes yes

    • @thefinestsake1660
      @thefinestsake1660 2 года назад +6

      Genius

    • @conorhutchings4468
      @conorhutchings4468 2 года назад

      @@DolusVulpes dunno

    • @satgurs
      @satgurs 2 года назад +39

      @@DolusVulpes Search, rescue, archaeology, intubation, space exploration and *unclogging toilets*

  • @pixelator5312
    @pixelator5312 3 года назад +684

    narrator: "what else can you think of to do with it?"
    narrator after video uploads: "shouldn't have said that. i should NOT have said that"

    • @ennybm
      @ennybm 3 года назад +30

      More like: Narrator after video: "Ahhh yessss. Creative ideas without having to pay anyone."

    • @imcheese3159
      @imcheese3159 2 года назад +12

      I just realized how weird my mind is

    • @WEENUS157
      @WEENUS157 2 года назад +9

      make it stop it going to far in

    • @diamondrocks2266
      @diamondrocks2266 2 года назад +2

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @DeetexSeraphine
    @DeetexSeraphine 11 месяцев назад

    @6:02
    Damnit, now I wanna play RTC again.
    Thanks for that....

  • @williamblackfyre4866
    @williamblackfyre4866 Год назад

    Very cool, there are alot of applications for something like this. I do have a hard time wrapping my head around how it works, like the source of the pressure when it is so large/long and punctured. If it's stationary, cool but not nearly as impressive as how I thought it worked. If the source travels with it and rolls up the back end as the front extends...I can't fathom how that works and continues to supply psi.
    But what was in the Peruvian catacombs?