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A camera that can see around corners | David Lindell

21st April 2020 27

Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. To work safely, self-driving cars must avoid obstacles — including those just out of sight. And for this to […]

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How designing brand-new enzymes could change the world | Adam Garske

11th February 2020 41

Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. "If DNA is the blueprint of life, enzymes are the laborers that carry out its instructions," says chemical biologist […]

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Origami robots that reshape and transform themselves | Jamie Paik

16th August 2019 24

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 […]

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How AI could become an extension of your mind | Arnav Kapur

6th June 2019 27

Try talking to yourself without opening your mouth, by simply saying words internally. What if you could search the internet like that — and get an answer back? In the first live public demo of […]

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Everything around you can become a computer | Ivan Poupyrev

10th May 2019 35

Designer Ivan Poupyrev wants to integrate technology into everyday objects to make them more useful and fun — like a jacket you can use to answer phone calls or a houseplant you can play like […]