Simone Giertz: Queen of Sh*tty Robots, Innovative Engineering, and Design | Lex Fridman Podcast #372

Simone Giertz is an inventor, designer, engineer, and roboticist famous for a combination of humor and brilliant creative design in the systems and products she creates. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
2:06 – Early creations
18:58 – Sh*tty Robots
33:56 – Robots and human connection
36:11 – Dating AI
39:30 – Proud parent machine
41:21 – Creative process
42:47 – Bubble wrap music box
48:09 – Education
53:43 – Difficult projects
55:13 – TED talk
1:01:29 – Brain tumor
1:10:07 – Fear of death
1:14:31 – Mass production
1:29:56 – Truckla
1:34:46 – Weapons
1:38:45 – Consciousness
1:40:49 – MMA
1:44:53 – China, Kenya, and USA
1:49:45 – Advice for young people
1:53:38 – Meaning of life

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