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Intelligent floating machines inspired by nature

Anicka Yi · TED

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Taking cues from soft robotics and the natural world, conceptual artist Anicka Yi builds lighter-than-air machines that roam and react like autonomous life forms. Her floating "aerobes" inspire us to think about new ways of living with machines -- and to ponder how they could evolve into living creatures. "What if our machines could be more than just our tools, and instead, a new type of companion species?" she asks.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2022
Speaker
Anicka Yi
Year
2022
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Computer science, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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