This Unstoppable Robot Could Save Your Life

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).
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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
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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

[@beawolfe]

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]

thanks for the nightmare fuel for tonight

[@avesswing9971]

Replace the hissing with the moaning

[@IceDevias]

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

[@jamesh.7633]

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]

Oh god *TENTACLE HENTAI FLASHBACKS*

[@creeperizing4184]

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

[@kawaiisenpai4866]

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

[@shadow6687]

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

[@ronbird121]

Sounds like an interesting plot

[@swimmingmonke4942]

heaven.?

[@protolight1654]

NOT LIKE THIS

[@ethanchapman969]

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]

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

[@heatherlouis9769]

Seal off mole tunnels!

[@lastsoul4991]

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

[@caller145]

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

[@TheDarkPledge909]

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]

outta pocket

[@mrjoe332]

Thousands of tentacles actually, for efficiency

[@nancienordwick4169]

And with a fresh air supply

[@Tottleminerftw]

I am a monument to all your sins

[@ses7740]

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

[@Girvo747]

I mean he did make it purple…

[@The_Biologist27]

Hermit purple

[@lasagna2303]

@@The_Biologist27 Yes

[@hedgehoglover1146]

💀you need more likes

[@BobThePenguin.]

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

[@johnlshilling1446]

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]

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

[@ihaveaplan.ijustneedmoney.9777]

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

[@riftwalker4411]

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

[@Wrincewind.]

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

[@matheussanthiago9685]

@@Wrincewind. so ahead of it's time

[@geradosolusyon511]

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

[@kebien6020]

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

[@rosedoesntknow1853]

Imagine if they were filled with helium.

[@me262omlett]

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

[@tec4303]

Yea, but still better than dying...

[@pixelator5312]

the safety noodle

[@nikobellic4203]

@@pixelator5312 All hail the Safety Noodle!

[@samuelraytheweirdcontentgu8551]

I am thinking of the hey hey what meme in my head

[@dmitriydavydov2838]

... and when it finds you it tries to intubate.

[@drcalisan]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@mushmoomtv]

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

[@EpicGamerEG]

Big Hero 6 bro.

[@gamer_magic1746]

YES LMFAO

[@tomshariat4167]

Big hero 6's pp

[@chylaux4871]

Indeed

[@switchezgdc]

I gotta watch that movie.

[@sayanbera2541]

BAYMAX coming soon

[@mel0dymak3r]

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]

and exciting

[@deltadeltus5788]

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

[@Infectedwithrabies]

An anime girl is quakeing

[@theviniso]

Reminds me of that scene in War of the Worlds

[@D.KlWA-aG]

@@Infectedwithrabies Your fear would be does it discriminate?

[@adenbryant4153]

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]

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

[@damico.j1004]

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.

[@der_maus]

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

[@randomcommenter9779]

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]

@@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]

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

[@joelnilsson7129]

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

[@seupaiaquelegordofudido5114]

And the tapeworm jokes

[@MrGutzs]

“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]

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

[@sycration]

@@Jawsomest PLASTIC WORM! Coming December 2021

[@TwoWholeWorms]

Turns out, our Ted Faro was into hentai.

[@n3r3m4c]

@@Jawsomest Godzilla and Kong dudebra

[@kimberlyheath5452]

Scp-682 the movie

[@TheXTVproductions]

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

[@nighttailglizzy6339]

I see where you went there

[@chewy3141]

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

[@jmorrison5206]

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.

[@alexg1321]

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

[@jacobweihe]

That's actually genius

[@colin.whitey12]

@@jacobweihe same

[@chrislambe400]

Good luck attaching a drill for the studs.

[@quillmorningstar8713]

Step 1: Make the Robot Step 2: Profit

[@grafito4438]

And unblocking a toilet!

[@matteogiorni6580]

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

[@mythicaltiger3224]

Hahaha, perfection

[@chuckychuck8318]

😆😆😆

[@slidecancel7411]

No just no

[@skitterycash04]

Lmao

[@matteogiorni6580]

@@slidecancel7411 cool man

[@The_gaming_archaeologist]

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.

[@yarahelal9412]

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

[@micoromico]

"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]

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

[@Skelyboss]

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

[@peq1195]

Because IT HAS NO SOUL

[@TheLampeKing]

just snip the top off

[@lolicanadian]

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

[@prakhargupta3739]

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

[@DiamondHoe]

Then they go inside every opening of you

[@RetroCVBS]

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

[@codyforemanable]

@@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]

Yikes.

[@ANiCKiN]

And your body

[@DmytroBabichev]

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

[@RD9_Designs]

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

[@rommyjoj326]

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

[@chrissametrinequartz9389]

these comments tho

[@Jaidenism0722]

HOLD ON A MINUTE THERE MINISTER

[@vrtigohfrl]

LMAO

[@user-cv3dr4kt7j]

Lol 🤣

[@dogguyful]

Lol😂😂😂😂😂

[@ireallylikemuffins8866]

“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]

Honey i got a new toy foe tonight

[@ItsJustKaya]

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

[@SmokeyBear04]

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

[@charlesbarr3437]

We think alike.

[@TheRedKnight101]

I like where this is going

[@oursexbecameaboxer]

“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.”

[@dawngold5595]

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.

[@nobodyknows3180]

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

[@joshred1571]

That is more important than that other stuff.

[@captainTubes]

Disgracefully overlooked by science for too long!

[@mikem651]

😂

[@mayn90s19]

Clowns?

[@Bigdicko012]

😂😂😂🎈🎈🎈

[@AlphaMachina]

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]

Write that down! Write that down!

[@equiinferno]

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

[@SI-GOD]

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

[@ironfam6511]

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]

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

[@TheJadeFist]

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.

[@RealComp5]

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.

[@ericmoss6110]

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]

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

[@kyleallan4496]

@@callistoarmy5576 would you stfu

[@numnut1516]

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]

@@callistoarmy5576 No.

[@miriamrosemary9110]

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!

[@o0Avalon0o]

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]

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

[@lynzcan0n_]

Whale Hello !

[@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198]

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

[@heyyou5189]

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

[@HaVoKxii]

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

[@RaymondLo84]

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

[@himesilva]

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

[@Iradicos]

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

[@FishyLookinLemon]

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]

Hi! I am BayMax, your personal Healthcare assistance.

[@seupaiaquelegordofudido5114]

Baymax but if he was a tapeworm.

[@elijahflynt3217]

Woah they made a video game with this?

[@klonoa_thecabbitanimations2515]

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

[@lyger_playz]

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]

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

[@roahnadhavj3907]

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

[@leo_valdez6026]

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

[@roahnadhavj3907]

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

[@l1mbo69]

@@roahnadhavj3907 you mean engineers

[@AlphaOfCrimson]

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

[@user-xc5sr7vm7m]

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

[@doomguy8445]

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

[@integralogic]

Ballon animals vs terminators

[@doomguy8445]

@@integralogic exactly what i had in mind

[@alexsadowski3188]

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

[@doomguy8445]

@@alexsadowski3188 i had a stroke reading that

[@integralogic]

@@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.

[@teeroy7973]

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

[@teeroy7973]

@@klstacked Right?!

[@teeroy7973]

@@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]

@@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]

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]

Trust in Jesus Christ

[@Seasonstobecheerful]

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

[@waterfrogman]

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

[@baggaza]

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

[@veritasium]

Thank you!

[@Anonymous-8080]

Congo you got a heart

[@Anonymous-8080]

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

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

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]

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

[@mlgproplayer2915]

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

[@norinene7799]

Yeah... and it goes inside ✨gently✨

[@GoatyGoatson]

My stepbrother is saving up for one, Wonder why

[@mrchickinman9984]

@@GoatyGoatson HA gaeeeeeee

[@Stonecargo21]

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

[@mattacer]

"manekin" what my guy

[@loshan1212]

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.

[@Duflex]

This could really be the future of many technologys

[@nuibui6667]

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]

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

[@lepotato135]

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

[@CapitalLuke]

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

[@thedeliveryboy1123]

the death pit of good ideas

[@aquaponieee]

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

[@Bargadiel]

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

[@bimisikocheng]

*Because we used bandage

[@ENTR0PY]

*American medical institutions

[@Power_Verse_]

*because you walked in the hospital at all

[@SewingMink160]

*Because you consulted them

[@thesoaringowl9018]

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

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

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

[@MrWackozacko]

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...

[@RagnaR3xa]

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

[@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198]

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

[@bakedgoldfish45]

@@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198 It also has big spikes.

[@redacted-19]

@@bakedgoldfish45 long hard brown spikes

[@DampSeagull9166]

@@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198 yes😀

[@geopioneergsxr5357]

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

[@fuferito]

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

[@anothersmallpotatopassingb8167]

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

[@syweb2]

@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]

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

[@fadadapple]

My mind: "LETS WEAPONIZE IT" Cue dozens of snake robots burrowing into people's bodies.

[@ArterialBog4831]

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

[@heraclitus6100]

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

[@vonocrik5277]

Actually that’s easier than sitting!

[@Jawsomest]

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

[@monad_tcp]

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

[@Jawsomest]

Okay okay but, *Joe Mama!*

[@Jawsomest]

I’ll take my leave now..

[@nindoninshu]

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

[@eye7857]

Oh god your right

[@secretunknown2782]

Haha baymax go brrr

[@flurpy789]

baymax hentai

[@dazydayz]

@@flurpy789 N O.

[@alicorn3924]

@@dazydayz *Y E S*

[@tazz1226]

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

[@vik24oct1991]

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.

[@spacetrainbaby3737]

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]

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

[@peterkelley6344]

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

[@_nines8270]

Stick some googly eyes on the front

[@Shrooblord]

@@_nines8270 YES. YOU GENIUS

[@eastermind7141]

You would need heat proof material for fires

[@Vitaly__-hq2oq]

Doctor: "...so, how did you get this thing from your rectum all the way up and out your nose?" Patient: "Oh, this is a soft vine robot. Let me explain how it works"

[@yeadatwunyt8004]

Don't wanna change the like number

[@urduib]

When know this will happen one day if these robots gets into households :)

[@CrisBlyth]

Rectum ? damn near killed him ! :)

[@samuelraytheweirdcontentgu8551]

Would he be able to talk because it's going through the esophagus into the nasal cavity blocking airflow so he would be dead also gastric acid has a very high ph level which means the material might dissolve

[@sudiptamukherjee6701]

@@samuelraytheweirdcontentgu8551 you do realise this is a joke, right?

[@-30h-work-week]

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.

[@ZMacZ]

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.)

[@anay7453]

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

[@vankhai02]

HenT4I :))

[@flopi1179]

Insert funni xd pp joke

[@BKBees]

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

[@zoopdterdoobdter5743]

^^^ _'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]

"grow from the tip" So a apical meristem.

[@spartanwar1185]

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

[@diamondkid2226]

4:43

[@dasistgut5197]

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]

imagine being the 1 stuck n sees a tentacle coming

[@Sublimnalxx]

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

[@paxhumana2015]

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

[@cphoover11]

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

[@oilbay54]

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.

[@hungjurysr425]

Imagine how many pp jokes were made during the production of this robot

[@paulhk2727]

Hey b0ss!

[@hungjurysr425]

@@paulhk2727 gibba da puusi plees

[@queenunseen]

WATER WEENIES

[@cupass6179]

e x p a n d d o n g

[@brandons2411]

grows from the tip

[@nightshark1156]

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

[@bestdadoftheyear7181]

Yes,ad then there was the comment section,lol

[@TumimuT]

@@bestdadoftheyear7181 its chaos out there lol

[@bestdadoftheyear7181]

@@TumimuT yes,my friend

[@THINKPATH]

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

[@RalphsLegend]

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]

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]

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

[@Meboy-uv5td]

the thing I notice is how a lot of the upsides, like being able to fit through gaps, or through fluids and whatnot, are negated by having a camera or sensor, because that part doesnt chare those properties

[@SoundGuyDavo]

“How do you get it to retract?” Just emotionally abuse it or remind it of 40 things it did wrong last year.

[@kindu812]

Lol

[@Dakhaos-ou812]

@John MacLellan love you, as my brother....

[@therajmister2183]

U good?

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

😂😂😂 good one! A cold shower will work as well!

[@eingoluq]

Stand in the cold all commando like!

[@AntsCanada]

My mind is going to HELL! 😭🤣

[@ripfostels242]

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

[@vinaymaida8756]

U aint alone brother

[@westdakota9180]

"Hell hath no robo worms" jacob 22:22

[@LongFingeredFinn]

ohhi there, didnt expect u here

[@selener_sense]

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

[@uditagrawal80]

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.

[@immortal2534]

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

[@jaaykaay]

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

[@420milesmemes]

Up and down, up and down

[@rat854]

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

[@LiteracyLovesYou]

I hate when that happens

[@PalashMehta]

I was in the pool, or just nervous!

[@ZincOxideGinger]

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

[@bnthern]

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

[@user255]

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

[@AimedGalaxy]

@@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]

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]

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]

@@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! :)

[@hootinouts]

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.

[@ens0246]

Everyone calls Kojima mad but as every year goes by it's proven he's just way ahead of all of us

[@jaynguyen1573]

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

[@zoopdterdoobdter5743]

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

[@feffy380]

Not the robotic hentai tentacles?

[@jaynguyen1573]

@@zoopdterdoobdter5743 I'll be slinking.

[@lukecca85]

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

[@jaynguyen1573]

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

[@contentdeleted670]

“It’s long and it grows from the tip” Me: *”Wait. What”*

[@tabbeyond311]

Yeah dude what

[@fieldmarshalcat]

what

[@fieldmarshalcat]

wdym

[@VanDeSam69]

That's what she said

[@kurokaishirintsuga4101]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Long

[@ZMacZ]

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.

[@dougr8646]

Nice smc fitting on the intubation part!

[@pmthecat]

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]

Cool info. Thanks for posting it.

[@ninjireal]

Cool!

[@ybunnygurl]

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

[@therealpbristow]

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]

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

[@weevils]

"unstoppable" and "robot" are two words you never want to hear in the same sentence.

[@lancewilliams6614]

The robot snakes are coming

[@za6604]

“The robot is not unstoppable”

[@cj-3810]

Unless you understand the laws of robotics :)

[@MaxsFriends]

Luckily there's little potential for the remote control worm to be violent. Unless... Gun worm.

[@Jannis_447]

@@za6604 when u use not in a sentence your unconscious mind won't get that, so it's no difference. It's true because you can't imagine something the negative way. You could say the robot is stoppable, which would be the same result technically but in your mind it is way different.

[@Hallettjs7957]

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.

[@oursexbecameaboxer]

“A collapsed building has trapped multiple people. For the first time, 100 robot tubes were grown inside the collapsed building, which resulted in the tubes wrapping around the necks of a half dozen people who were then strangled to death while their arms remained trapped under rubble.”

[@taniakruger638]

nice username

[@TakumisBizarreRacingAdventure]

I can imagine the trapped people doing that KSI meme thing lmao... They see rescue robots approaching: YES YES YES YES YES YES The robots strangle them to death: NO NO NO NO NO NO.

[@joemck85]

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]

I did. But I use water.

[@heyyou5189]

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

[@AngryHybridApe]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@ItsOnlyGenjutsu]

Ah man, I was mad excited after watching this, so I came to the comments to see all the "great ideas!". To just be met with the cold hard truth that 98.9% of these robots are going up someone's ass...

[@nicodiangelo2040]

🤣🤣🤣

[@garethcooley1318]

The warm soft truth?

[@hobsdigree2]

Same, but, to be fair, I wonder if it could be used for colonoscopies?

[@anemicsilence]

🤣🤣🤣

[@practicallystudios1165]

@@garethcooley1318 😳

[@kevinsteinmetz9498]

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

[@djbeacon1826]

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

[@Gabronthe]

10:00 something not talked about is that during intibation damage can be done to your mouth, to your throat, your tranchia, a bad wrench or move can literally break teeth, but all of these aren't worth you dying. Meanwhile, this super soft robot can remove all of that risk.

[@LordRunty]

Watching that intubation made me cringe. I know the guy isn't trained to do so, but I had forgotten how bad it looks when someone doesn't actually know what they're doing.

[@ashtonduda9971]

@@LordRunty hahahaha right? Where’s the verbal visualization of the vocal cords in the larynx? Etco2 to confirm placement 😂

[@huntertaylor162]

This thing could be revolutionary, especially for emergent intubations. Seen way too many situations go south because the patient was a difficult intubation. They could probably build a tube into it that goes through the esophageal part so you have access to the patient's stomach as well. Might as well create an NG tube with the same technology, and do colonoscopies, EGD's, and bronchoscopies, with the same technology. The applications for this are endless.

[@chronos-jk4vc]

and it won't be as painful since there won't be any friction

[@cczb8762]

I think this setup shown here wont work and could possibly kill the patient by getting blocked due to higer pressure in the lungs than inside of the tube while expiration. The tube will collapse and won't let air out of the lungs. Even though that problem could be solved. Keep the work up but I think at this point there are some designflaws for this application. Maybe I got the setup wrong dont be rude :D

[@thatonedude-6819]

Is this another one of those “life saving generation changing technologies” that we never hear about ever again?

[@VirallVariety]

Yes

[@Nevernamed]

changing the world sadly takes cash more than it takes good ideas :/

[@khatharrmalkavian3306]

The ones that are actually good tend to show up about 20 years later.

[@Axxxel_in_Harlem]

@@khatharrmalkavian3306 There were videos like this 20 years ago and nothing happened.

[@oke4229]

The edible spoon and the edible water lol

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

This is truly fascinating. Incredible minds

[@andycash6070]

This is going to be use in a horror movie one day.