Robots that feel by seeing | Carlo Sferrazza | TEDxZurich

While modern cameras provide machines with a very well-developed sense of vision, robots still lack such a comprehensive solution for their sense of touch. The talk will present examples of why the sense of touch can prove crucial for a wide range of robotic applications, and a tech demo will introduce a novel sensing technology targeting the next generation of soft robotic skins. The prototype of the tactile sensor developed at ETH Zurich exploits the advances in camera technology to reconstruct the forces applied to a soft membrane. This technology has the potential to revolutionize robotic manipulation, human-robot interaction, and prosthetics. Carlo is a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, ETH Zurich, under the supervision of Prof. Raffaello D’Andrea. His research targets the development of the next generation of robotic skins. He received the B.Sc. degree in Automation Engineering from Politecnico di Milano in 2014 and the M.Sc. degree in Robotics, Systems, and Control from ETH Zurich in 2016. Carlo was a recipient of the Best Paper Award at the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, and he received the ETEL Award 2017 for the best Master's Thesis in Mechatronics at ETH Zurich. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@archivedaccount2049]

this is so cool , especially the medical applications and prospective fusions with other STEM fields

[@HAZNAUT]

*brilliant work*

[@joannot6706]

It's good but it's also bulky. It needs to be flat. An alteration of the tactile sensors we have on our phone should be way better.

[@chilltalkswellbeing]

wow a tedtalk in switzerland 😍😍

[@giriselvansridhar8284]

There is also tedtaks india sir

[@seridyan]

Interesting approach, but it will take a long time to succeed. You have to find a way to extract the force and position information directly at the camera sensor using an asic, otherwise the bandwidth needed to transmit the video feedback to a central processor will not be scalable and you will be limited to a few cameras.

[@palmtree_]

Amazing. Such a "simple" solution to a big problem.

[@sofiiositto_2288]

súper interesante 👌

[@filosofando_filosofia]

Fascinating.

[@maattthhhh]

But is it ethical to program a robot to feel, emotionally?

[@lokeegnell3991]

Feel is easy, emotion harder

[@M-A-X-E]

No

[@M-A-X-E]

If a robot can feel, then the Ai can create Its own emotionals via algorithm changes, so in theory it can become real dangerous, because it will be able to create Its own thought... Take Sophia she wants to destroy the human race to protect the planet 😂 So how about just NO! 😆

[@CoCreation.with.Qualia]

Went over my head *whoosh* Maybe not cooking at the same time would help

[@Shagor320]

Good job

[@feassible]

so interesting

[@kuntamdc]

And don't use light. Use sound vibration 👍🏽

[@ExposingIAPsa]

Hi I need help. If i have an idea on how to extract carbon dioxide emissions from air and turning them into liquid form but can't get a patent because of money how can i get assistance or pitch my idea anđ still protect it

[@paulwatson9799]

I think we should give robots a nervous system

[@HardKore5250]

GPT-3 with artificial brain from Soulmachines

[@danibot3000]

He mentioned simracers! :P

[@M1989KG]

I fully agree that such technologies should be used for medical or any other purposes to improve an individual’s quality of life. But figuring out how to get a robot to replace a worker so that companies that are already rich can increase their profits even more is something I disagree with. Yes I know some of them use that money to invest and that creates new jobs but that trade off is never in favor of general social welfare. In that case you need to figure out what to do with those people you plan to replace. If you can do that then it is progress, if not then you just took the salaries of the poor and gave that money to the rich and put something in your pocket along the way. That is legal it is just a question of whether it is correct.

[@myshelleseamore6319]

Using our own magnifacent human bodys to backwards engineer an automaton. WHY? IS THERE A GOOD REASON?

[@HardKore5250]

Nanobots

[@arik236]

Dont need sleep i need answers

[@alexwen950105]

This has the same working principle as the MIT Gelsight... No comment on this...

[@vincebryant8510]

Pull to do with main mind, push for trained brain on body

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Hmmm but what does "feel" even mean?

[@abderrahmane7577]

So deep bro

[@HardKore5250]

Sensations

[@well_arent_you_genuine]

Go to sleep its 4 morning 🤣🤣

[@eng_mohammadeid5729]

2 am now in egypt

[@Super-8000]

Thanks

[@Pleasegoaway2024]

@@eng_mohammadeid5729 what's going on in Egypt. Anybody trying to reach democracy there. Seems to be failing in the United States. I hope you're well and safe

[@eng_mohammadeid5729]

@@Pleasegoaway2024 thx bro 🤐🤐

[@dannynyman9681]

Contact feedback!!!!

[@motivationalmessage7031]

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear

[@HardKore5250]

Biosensors to heal our body

[@spphoenix3509]

You forgot something, spirit is nmb. 1 that is the most valuable that humans have, robots will never accomplish!!!

[@archivedaccount2049]

@@aaronforsythe8738 not yet - but maybe in the far future

[@HardKore5250]

What would change your mind?

[@joaomanoelmanoel7328]

Nem sei oq comentar 😒

[@joaomanoelmanoel7328]

@Leandro Paiva Abboud eu não estou falando nada

[@mhasniachannel6770]

Robots and their developpers are our ennemis, ennemis of mankind.

[@JeremieBPCreation]

Skynet will start with you. ;)

[@vivekjoshi3769]

Sounds like one of the fastest ways to replace humans with Robots. Next research is going to be how to make robots think creatively like humans I suppose.

[@sallyabdelhamed8990]

هااااااااه انا تاني تعليق 😂💜

[@jovanmatic5292]

I'm depressed any advice?

[@CJBaaa]

How do you spend your time?

[@mitridatevieupatore4116]

Do you listen Lo-Fi hip hop?

[@cobalt618]

Tell your self that you are happy. Then you will be

[@NorthumberlandEye]

Listen to ALAN WATTS youtube

[@archivedaccount2049]

@jovan matic recognise things will get better if you keep looking for a way - ik it seems bleak, but this is just a bad chapter in your life atm and it is possible to fix things. I'd recomend start simple and small and practical: what can you do today to slightly improve life? maybe its something as simple as cleaning your room. If its just that, then do that one thing today and feel good about what you've acomplished. The next day, take on 2 things etc. etc.. Also, try get back into hobbies you used to like, and remember to keep perspecctive and start to actively focus more on the positives in life - even if the negatives are strong, by dwelling on them you give the bad too much power. Physical excersise can also be a massive neurochemical help, you don;t realise how much it elevates your mood until you actually go do some consistently. Take up other acitvities which build discipline too, because having more control over yourself will make you feel way better and give you the mental clarity to go do things you find meaninfgful and acc start living the life you want. start a journal and writie in it everyday - that is a double benifit, you are both building discipline and also essentially giving yourself mini-therapy yk. I would hihgly recommend any one to start a journal (i do mine on my laptop so i can write more)

[@kuntamdc]

Make the skin clear so you get video tooo.

[@kuntamdc]

I mean transparent skin. Translucent?

[@marie7449]

For robots though? Can we not ? Please. We have humans already

[@lilloscozzari1343]

Orgoglio NARESE

[@bugrayaman4871]

İlk

[@josipbabic6095]

Robots cant feel.

[@HardKore5250]

With human organ they can

[@josipbabic6095]

@@HardKore5250 That is AI then, man made.

[@HardKore5250]

@@josipbabic6095 or not like ourselves

[@josipbabic6095]

@@HardKore5250 we are not AI. Parts of human is not human. Just saying my opinion nothing else.

[@HardKore5250]

@@josipbabic6095 How do you know think about the brain? Unconscious to consciousness

[@danieldariomartinez280]

Simplemente: No le entiendo un choto lo que dice...😂😂😂😂😂

[@thinkbeforeuact4457]

Why did you choose the video if you don’t understand it anyways?

[@boycieism]

Lee building robots and taking away jobs and wonder why so many more people are poor and starving.

[@lokeegnell3991]

No matter what in the future everything will be built by robots it’s just a matter of time and how we will work smartly in the period that things will change

[@HardKore5250]

Bipartisan universal basic income 2023

[@thinkbeforeuact4457]

Ted is ded