My underwater robot | David Lang

David Lang is a maker who taught himself to become an amateur oceanographer -- or, he taught a robot to be one for him. In a charming talk Lang, a TED Fellow, shows how he and a network of ocean lovers teamed up to build open-sourced, low-cost underwater explorers.
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[@meltiiii]

I knew this guy and his brother back when I was in elementary school...damn time flies.

[@XYOdin]

This talk Needs to be way way longer than this

[@philg6757]

I very much second that. Access to the oceans like this without selling both kidneys to fund it,bring it on.

[@tinzpastor]

You giving us the idea about underwater world should be explore by all of us..not only scientist or somebody whose facinated by nature..but we all should be...we need more gadgets and cheaper under water robot to get the mass of people involve.thank you

[@ASkepticalHumanOnYouTube]

I love it. Sharing something that you guys designed without any intention of making a quick buck from people, but purely to give other people the opportunity to use this thing to and to further our knowledge about the ocean. I wish there were more organizations like this, freely sharing materials/designs for telescopes, microscopes, etc. And I like that you guys turned it into a public thing, with different people with various domains of expertise providing their own input and helping to improve on the design in one way or another.

[@mikjnomis]

Can't wait until more and more people buy these and we really start to get some awesome footage of the seas.

[@TheGayStoic]

The open source economy: thanks for giving us a glimpse of the future David ;)

[@JohnBastardSnow]

I hoped they would show some amazing underwater footage =(

[@backacheache]

If you would like more (geeky) detail on this, search for "floss openrov" where there is an hour long video interview

[@livedeliciously]

This is my new favorite KZbin channel. Might stay that was for a long time.

[@WayneJohnsonZastil]

Nice also be cool to have website of all uploaded footage and any interesting discoveries!

[@Zoza15]

Proud of this man :) Finally, let Robots dive for us and lets see if we can find something valuable underwater.

[@leitang7767]

I hoped they would show some amazing underwater footage

[@ToniMorenoP]

Una muestra más del potencial de los proyectos Open source: un robot de exploración submarina

[@jlcbigdog]

Eric and David are awesome!

[@darshitdarji3217]

You have made my life so easy!

[@standoughope]

Awesome! I want one.

[@rRobertSmith]

Why isn't the web site or the kickstarter link in the notes? It is like getting 2 million in advertising and leaving off the price or where you can go online to buy it. Like writing a research paper with no footnotes.

[@thewoodsmen6168]

This is awesome

[@miihirthakkar2441]

my question is from where did all such ideas come into ur mind...like its awesum..but from did u get this idea and how did u make it a success

[@EqualsThreeable]

When I clicked on this video I thought it said David Lang: My underwear robot Did anyone else think that?

[@cuvarsnova]

I'm sending you good thoughts and my respect for the sharing of information. Some people do not know how to separate the stone age. Becoming more of those whose consciousness has evolved. Greetings from the heart ~

[@VideoClubMuenchen]

Cooles Teil!

[@northcacalacka545]

I like it, looks like a little typewriter, I'd call it the oceanwriter, because it will probably write some history! Good luck guys!

[@mehmetkonca2637]

Does David has a youtube channel? Please answer anybody who know

[@MarkHidden]

right on... that teather would work on a fishing pole would it not?

[@shinichigupta]

Lol I clicked this video because I thought it said underwear robot...

[@robertocolindres8332]

Nice

[@alexdiehl27]

Good idea

[@dominicdesalvio2496]

At first I thought the title said underwear robot :)

[@baardman1982]

haha, me too! think it's the "my" in front of the "underwater"... that wants to make you wanna read, "my underwear"... lol

[@sin8800]

Same here. I was waiting for the underwear during the whole duration of the video.

[@queeck]

Ill take ten....(futurama reference)

[@_tae0423]

IS he looks like Steve Jobs..?

[@Newt0rz]

Enter the Lang Zone.

[@michaelseaborn4453]

Cool

[@ZebbMassiv]

What if you could build a robot that is bottom dwelling sortof crab like and is attached to a suction hose that is hooked up to a dredge on the ice in Nome,Alaska so that no diver has to lose his life anymore.That, somebody has to build and bring on a reality tv show as the future of competition.

[@TheBmac4]

Loch nesse monster?!

[@dominicwhite6743]

penguins love robots!

[@juanlara100]

would like to explore space aswell.

[@ember418]

interesting

[@Apvatar3000]

Is anyone ever going to build "Ocean Sailing Robotic Cleaning type of ROV's " ,that uses wind power,alternate on board power systems that can help clean vast oceans that is currently filled with all types of human created material pollutant's's..like plastics.., etc ? Technologies and flat forms have arrived, humans need more thinkers and doers to come together to implement more than handful of interesting future ideas to solve this earth's many problems.

[@markfactor96]

Hi

[@just.s.]

so it's a drone...?

[@Pianofy]

Yes

[@benandreas369]

Ted Talks even limits itself on specific talks... such a shame. I will start watching TED, when they actually have people talk about free energies. Peace.

[@willofone2120]

whats the cost? whats the web site? hummm, maybe sumone uploded this on youtueb. TIME to serch

[@user-sn8mn3gt4n]

1

[@johnnydoggs]

WTF is an underwear robot !??

[@phab2808]

Yes remove the bullshit and the world will be better that's awesome I love stuff like this screw big company's screw what is said we should do let's actually have humanity move forward look how social media has help liberate so many in so many ways