Origami robots that reshape and transform themselves | Jamie Paik

Taking design cues from origami, robotician Jamie Paik and her team created "robogamis": folding robots made out super-thin materials that can reshape and transform themselves. In this talk and tech demo, Paik shows how robogamis could adapt to achieve a variety of tasks on earth (or in space) and demonstrates how they roll, jump, catapult like a slingshot and even pulse like a beating heart.
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[@joannot6706]

She is definitely out of her comfort zone on this stage. I think it's brave, people who stand out of their comfort zone tend to achieve more things.

[@adoatero5129]

" She is definitely out of her comfort zone on this stage." It didn't really look like that to me. She didn't look like she has been on stage a lot, or that being on stage is something she is very eager to do, but she didn't seem to have much trouble doing the speech. Her posture and movements seemed natural and comfortable. Listening and watching her to make the presentation was a nice experience to me, even without considering the interesting content of the speech.

[@OphiuchiChannel]

She's not there to entertain or please people.

[@HhHh-uh8lh]

she look like someone write all the lines and "asian-learnin" it

[@anirudhpuranik5222]

I think she was just fine. I don't understand what you are trying to say.

[@shingeonranger9383]

This idea is like from Hiro's Magnetic-Minibots in Big Hero 6 movie. Awesome!

[@FurkanGulsen]

After I watched this film I thought it perfect idea. But I didn't think be real. I am sure this project will be very useful in the future.

[@goodgollymissmolly7624]

I was just thinking “She’s gotta be Hiro’s ancestor!!”

[@jomonpalayur7447]

Katta Waiting

[@63bert]

"Demon seed" 1977

[@s_989]

She low-key references big hero 6 at 5:05 and 5:49 lol

[@mho...]

FINALLY a robticist that doesnt want to copy humans, but embrace the possibilitys of "shape free" robotics!....ABOUT FREAKING TIME!

[@user-hh2is9kg9j]

it will not work. only a humanoid can live freely in a world designed for humans.

[@haideramin7739]

@@user-hh2is9kg9j a car is an example of a robot. It works fine and it surely is not humanoid

[@user-hh2is9kg9j]

@@haideramin7739 yes, but I meant was a "multi-function" robot that can do anything a human can do.

[@kingv-raptor840]

​@@user-hh2is9kg9j Why try to copy what a human can do? When the point of robots and tools is to do things we can do things better, faster, uses less/cheaper energy making things more easy. It's why we have tools to do stuff we can't easily on our own. We've already been trying to make human-like robots and the progress is slow cause the human body and all it's possible fuctions and programming and designing all that is hard. So this is another attempt to answer how to do that. Which is good thing cause no matter the results we learn new things about us and design.

[@mho...]

@@user-hh2is9kg9j thats just an ignorant mindset! all robots need to have are manipulators that can reach the same hights & strength and be atleast as mobile as us humans! if they arent limited like we are in the range of movements&speed they will *easy* surpass our capabilitys on whats possible in "our "world! if you cant see that, you need to read up on current robotics (and the proposed possibilitys on their future capabilitys), i guess.... PS: if you think one step further & apply those "morphing" capabilitys to nanotechnology it gets really interesting (or terrifying) depending on what they are used for!

[@GreenMM_11]

Now that's what I call a TED Talk 👏👏👏

[@lukasmuller6206]

Love the idea. It makes especially sense for virtual reality and prosthetics in the near future.

[@BlaZay]

You're telling me this is a dice that can reshape itself ?! I need one of those ASAP for my DnD sessions !

[@laurastarbrook1308]

Yaaas, I'm excited, robotics and AI is one of my fav subjects. The first one looked like a bendy snowflake, it makes perfect sense. All the points do is kind of like magnets or sensors..they find each other and move independently 😍

[@ebenezarm4306]

Hi Krystle

[@ebenezarm4306]

How are u?

[@ebenezarm4306]

This Ebi altheway from Bangaluru, India.

[@eklim2034]

Origamus Prime: "Oribots, fold !!!"

[@jeffschindler9523]

Wow if I only had money to invest in this,wow how cool

[@MO800]

That's what i thoughts ,

[@Distaval]

Brilliant! I can just imagine it fixing a lot of people's gripes with online shopping. Being able to feel the product you're looking at in a picture sounds amazing. Bravo!

[@atherea]

This was really cool! A while back I was looking at the different ways origami has been used in inventions for a project but the robogamis are a huge step up! So gassed to see what else could happen

[@sicklyphoenix7402]

This could be the next new format like VR or projectors are now

[@madscientistshusta]

No its more like a new peripheral,like a mouse and keyboard and game pad is now.

[@wombatpandaa9774]

Tough crowd...those jokes were pretty good

[@privateauthor7037]

Vancouver crowds can be harsh.

[@Danyjet001]

Sometimes I have a REALLY hard time hearing the crowd on ted talks. Could this be the case?

[@ebsanu]

Yeah they don't usually mic the crowds at TED

[@chiaolin1258]

this is actually a great idea: on Mars, it only has 1/3 of gravity, which is an ideal environment for this kind of join design.

[@Mcthindi]

Didn't get that , can you elaborate please ?

[@notsoclearsky]

@@Mcthindi low gravity means less force to gain height. This is good for robots as you need less energy.

[@jimmyshrimbe9361]

Super awesome! I can’t wait to see what practical applications it will be used for in the future! There are so many things it could do.

[@Cynthia_Cantrell]

Transforming robots will be great! They'll be able to reshape themselves into any required form to hunt and capture people no matter where they go! 😆

[@TechnoSpectre3]

HUMAN, YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR RECOMMENDED HUG QUOTA FOR TODAY. ALLOW ME TO ASSIST.

[@petermerchant]

The haptic interface on the beating heart! Wow.

[@rah001able]

I was only semi impressed until she came up with that soft touch display through robogami.. that heart pulse shook me to core 👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@Inspirattio]

We are currently entering a new era of technology. I'm both excited and terrified. Lets all just create things that inspire, show empathy and make our lives easier : )P

[@SKF358]

It should be "oribotic," as "origami" is Japanese for "folding paper," and these are "folding robots," not "robot paper."

[@Vanamonde]

While I admire and respect the linguistic accuracy, oribotic would sound virtually indistinguishable from plain old "robotic" whereas robogami immediately is recognized by most people as a combo of robot and origami.

[@bluesifer8238]

@@Vanamonde I thought she just couldn't say origami.

[@MlleFeralMinette]

@hans Ahh, the mansplainer commeth...

[@ricvel690]

Why "robot paper" is not a good pair of words for naming this development?

[@anirudhpuranik5222]

Definitely saw a robot paper in this video.

[@harleymessersmith5804]

Amazing! Love the work. Hello from Australia!!

[@------country-boy-------]

Me as a kid: "Wow Sony got a dual shock controller" Jamie Paik: "Hold my Beer"

[@LeonardoSNogueira]

The last demonstration was amazing

[@divyamurugesan5557]

TED After a week. ☺☺ Welcome back TED. Interesting Talk - ROBOGAMI 😍😍

[@hangryzombie7002]

Beside the point, but her sense of style is pretty amazing. Beautiful 🤔💙👌🏻

[@BaldingClamydia]

I agree. I love the color!

[@jammybiskit]

Reminded me of a sci-fi movie called Demon Seed from 1977 with a folding AI robot named Proteus - perhaps because it could assume lots of different shapes.

[@WeareIF]

And cue that terminator music

[@EPSTomcat11]

T-1000 version 0.1?

[@Suckeychicken]

You could do quite a lot with this, brilliant idea!

[@blimey691]

WOW.....a real look int the future...well done!....great presentation.!

[@geeky_explorer9105]

Excellent and can make groundbreaking change, thanks for the presentation mam

[@ailia6717]

finally I can see the real robot just like in Big Hero 6!!

[@remyllebeau77]

The replicators from Stargate SG1 are coming!

[@some_guy369]

Right?!? The real-life Reese... 😐

[@derekk.2263]

That haptic feedback thing would make fantastic game controller thumbsticks.

[@TizedesCsaba]

As I can remember, Negroponte wrote in his "Being digital" book, there was an interface from Apple (by Alan Kay) a mouse or trackball which had "resistance" depending on a virtual function (eg. a simulated magnetic force). This force is feeded back to the mouse or trackball. With this feedback you felt the virtual world in your physical reality.

[@harshitpandey9807]

It's a great idea These things could be used for our nearly every needs !!

[@jamesjames1364]

Remarkable. Wow, Bravo & Kudos to you! Again, WOW!

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

Kudos and Bravo, Jamie Paik ! :D

[@Zoza15]

Nice!.. Lets see how further they can develop this within a decade or so.. I like it keep going!..

[@wakaspatel8405]

Respect. Wowww, blow away, one of the best ted talks.

[@malaksayour1136]

THIS IS JUST AMAZINGGGG ! that's the future of robotics !

[@arshayankhalid7701]

mind blowing !! compleatly insane

[@carlbarton772]

Wow, what a team of scientists!

[@mahkishouma314]

I'd like to experience many places with this •^• not only virtual but you have the sense of touch too

[@RB-tn4xj]

This is really reallly creative...And yes a lot of hard work..

[@berenjervin]

Very interesting idea. What loses me is when it goes off into rampant speculation on what might be possible.

[@BaldingClamydia]

All good projects start out with some crazy speculation. At least they saved it for the end of the video.

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

Fantastic concept/model/prototype ! I look forward to the day of all households with Helper Robots...want my own, 'Sonny' ♥♥♥♥

[@nicoxxl26]

can sombody tell me more about the robotic eye you can see betwenn 0:30 - 040 ? Would be really appreciated

[@GrassFudge7]

This seems really cool I hope it's progressing well! Also just found out this was an inspiration for the ruin sentinels in Genshin which is pretty neat

[@TheMyopie]

This is mindblowing!

[@thomaschen7685]

I really appreciate the idea of learning from origami and transformers. Yet at the preliminary stage, it can only change shape in limited ways because of the limit of controlled joints. It cannot change the stiffness, thickness or the smoothness of its surface because the material it is made of remains the same. I wonder how we can achieve that part.

[@smrfi]

Wow.. excited for the future of robotics

[@TalhaMalik89]

Nanotechnology is likewhat the same concept, particles joining together to achieve different tasks.

[@TheKatarinaGiselle]

Talha Malik yeah, and it’s inside everybody.

[@ahnmichael1484]

This looks like someone who could do really important things with more funding; I hope they find it.

[@privateauthor7037]

Blend this with Claytronics and near human Artificial general intelligence. Wow!

[@wallstreetboy5521]

Wow ,the crowd is pretty dead,this is by far the best mind bending video I have ever seen

[@rjames4314]

Ive never clicked this fast!!

[@user-bk5sr9wc9o]

Is that gene made with non-protein?

[@RealEyezzz]

Amazing. Great job...

[@ctc2506]

Do we have any research papers about this?

[@alexhermawans]

So at the end it just to check our online shop ingredients?

[@amitcarbyne3635]

Making a surface of millimetre size haptic interface integrated under smartphone screen or smart watch screen, that would be awesome.

[@t.7619]

Imagine what shapes are possible when they are able to minimize the module size!

[@paladinsmith7050]

Oh god, this woman gonna create the replicators.

[@some_guy369]

That is hilarious, my friend!! 😂 If she starts calling these things her "toys," then we'll know we're in trouble... 😬

[@paladinsmith7050]

@@some_guy369 😂😂

[@babychrisss]

Okay ... That's interesting and very fascinating

[@e7josh66]

How do you power them?

[@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998]

I'm so glad I saw this. I was this close to ignoring it because I thought this was some metaphor and she was actually going to talk about proteins or whatnot

[@rohanisousbois]

Is anybody else seeing a Replicator from Stargate in it ?

[@worldsbestcupofcoffee1671]

Very cool, Jamie!

[@M11293]

5:35 “to attack... or...” 😂😂😂

[@chuks051]

Impressive I Love The Robot Hand and The transforming Paper I Love TECH.

[@hangryzombie7002]

Wooooooooaaahhhhh. Very exciting. When can I start investing????? I could use a few hundred in my home and work. Know as this tech is refined and comes into its own it’s going to blow up. Cannot wait!!

[@brandoloudly9457]

More like when will they make some transformers?

[@gerritgraafland4410]

i can think of a million use cases for this haptic interface device, i like this integrated in my laptop.

[@MathAtFA]

I can see the novelty in compliant mechanism's idea. But this "robogami" ... how is it better than the (very old) idea of the swarm? Robogami seems like "swarm with most of connections between bots preset", which will only make sense if connecting/disconnecting the identical "swarm bots" is very bad (i.e. fragile or complicated).

[@Colombiamusicalacade]

Aquí en Colombia ya tenemos un transforner se llama lucho y está en los semáforos

[@jeffreyohler2599]

Remember those old Fold out Bed Couches? How about one that unfolds and repacks itself on command! Now making the bed is as simple as telling it to make itself! The bed and pollows portion will be able to adjust it's firmness to your preferences. Alternatively you could have the customizable,transforming 'Bedcliner'. Imagine a full single,double,king or queen size matress which can change into a custom shaped recliner or perhaps love seat!! Now that's smart technology.

[@misusatriyo]

"I build fingers that are dexterous enough to serve me.. (finger shows fingering moves) .. baseballs."

[@ihgoldstein6274]

As a handicapped person this technology would be good if it could be adapted for weight, size, and movement replacing a mobility scooter or electric wheelchair which are large and cumbersome...you need to get out or into a taxi or car it disassembles so each piece can be placed in a backpack/ carrier bag... I can see this technology being used for so many diff things...

[@user-xh9wf7cj2b]

一つ離れた発想から今後重要になるであろう技術につなげる彼女の発想はすごい

[@user-hh2is9kg9j]

Unagi robots are the best. they have complete awareness at all times.

[@nicknieva7079]

last shadow “it’s not something you have it’s something you are”

[@user-hh2is9kg9j]

@@nicknieva7079 I am glad someone got my joke ahaha

[@kchrys2750]

This is how iron man nanotechnology armor begins!

[@derekriggs7659]

oh no... she's invented the Replicators from Stargate... we are all doomed now...

[@Mcthindi]

I need to stay more updated about tech ......

[@gammalight1312]

"Space is a perfect place, for Robogami's" lmfao

[@ronnibrown7512]

If they had only two different triangles they could take advantage of the endless patterns of Penrose tiling and potentially simplify the structures they need to fold.

[@sarielwang2236]

谢谢KZbin 的翻译字幕让我可以看懂

[@MassDynamic]

something can definitely get caught in those springs

[@blimbly]

It makes sense to make robots based on what humans can't achieve rather than making robots to replace daily human tasks

[@kduffy2368]

Origami robotics was actually depicted many years ago in an old movie titled the Demon Seed with Julie Christie and Robert Vaughn. Check it out.

[@peterdentice5725]

External visual heart rate monitor. Nice.

[@jerryev4824]

Amazing!

[@enivr0]

Blood have 5 function, how it gather power to exist?

[@thenonexistinghero]

I just bought a stack of paper. How long until they will make me an egg sandwich?

[@monasticculture5194]

This reminds me of Stargate replicators!!!😱🤗🤩

[@ambientsoda106]

Truth be told Ive thought for years the problemt with robotics is that c omponents are frames not available to make a robot that is lighter and can just fold itself out to carry out a task and then be hidden away. I felt robots could be quite thin and have light frames with and not be anywhere hear as heavy if a frames was made and components for joints were smalled and could be designed around.

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

Love it ! Love Robots! Want a Helper Robot :D

[@juliahenriques210]

Anybody who knows Transformers canon will immediately question if building them is such a great idea...

[@AlexParkYT]

♪ _Transformers, paper in disguise_ ♪

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

So uber-cool and exciting gymnastic movements ! :D ♥♥♥♥