The Future of Machines That Move like Animals | Robert Katzschmann | TED
AdultsExperimentsLifeTechnology...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.
Anteater Rescue
KidsAnimalsEnvironmentNatureA tiny baby anteater fell from the tree where he was sleeping, and animal rescuers can't find his mom anywhere in sight.
Mississippi River From Space
YouthTechnologyWorldScience...This week's edition features radar images of the Mississippi River, one of the longest rivers in North America.
Moth Rescue
KidsAnimalsEnvironmentNatureWhen Tala found a giant moth struggling in the parking lot, she quickly came to her rescue!
Befriending A Millipede
YouthAnimalsEducationEnvironment...David Attenborough makes friends with one of natures creepiest crawlies: the millipede.
Earth From Space: Mackenzie River
YouthScienceSpaceTechnology...The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over the Mackenzie River, a major river system in the Canadian boreal forest.
Primitive Technology: Rock-Throwing Catapult (Trebuchet)
AdultsCreativityEducationNature...I built a trebuchet, a type of catapult that uses a counter weight to store gravitational potential energy which is then used to fire a projectile via a sling.