# The secrets of nature's grossest creatures, channeled into robots

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2014
- Speaker: Robert Full
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_full_the_secrets_of_nature_s_grossest_creatures_channeled_into_robots)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How can robots learn to stabilize on rough terrain, walk upside down, do gymnastic maneuvers in air and run into walls without harming themselves? Robert Full takes a look at the incredible body of the cockroach to show what it can teach robotics engineers.

## Lectures

1. [The secrets of nature's grossest creatures, channeled into robots](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/robert_full_the_secrets_of_nature_s_grossest_creatures_channeled_into_robots/5a4767675cb0), 5 min (TED's player)