# The future of machines that move like animals

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2022
- Speaker: Robert Katzschmann
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Engineering
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_katzschmann_the_future_of_machines_that_move_like_animals)
- 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)

Imagine a boat that propels by moving its "tail" from side to side, just like a fish. That's the kind of machine that TED Fellow Robert Katzschmann's lab builds: soft-bodied robots that imitate natural movements with artificial, silent muscles. He lays out his vision for machines that take on mesmerizing new forms, made of softer and more lifelike materials -- and capable of discovering unknown parts of the world.

## Lectures

1. [The future of machines that move like animals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/robert_katzschmann_the_future_of_machines_that_move_like_animals/2672ec4be628), 8 min (TED's player)