Printing Artificial Muscles | Fergal Coulter

Printing Artificial Muscles | Fergal Coulter | TEDxWarwick

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8 жыл бұрын

After working as a freelance system designer and printmaker, Fergal Coulter specialises in designing a system capable of 4D printing silicone artificial muscles. His team has been exploring how advanced 3D printing technology can create structures that induce a change in form.
After working as a freelance system designer, printmaker and musician, Fergal Coulter now specialises in designing a system capable of 4D printing silicone artificial muscles, which contain varying levels of elastic strain throughout the object's layers. His research interests include cardiac assist devices, soft robotics, printed electronics, bio-sensors, and 3D printing and scanning on inflated structures.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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@haruruben 5 жыл бұрын

I’m glad Screech was able to continue his interest in science

@bitemyshinymetalass7393 7 жыл бұрын

this man... speaks softly but carries a big brain.

@markusperscheid4278 2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@octaviososa2679 7 жыл бұрын

Very unique Tedx speaker! Seems like a really cool dude 😎

@positivelygrowing12321 2 жыл бұрын

Robots might be less scary if they're squishy like us. 100% for soft robotics.

@jefferybreisch8914 7 жыл бұрын

I hope I can find more information about his work - this is quite enthralling.

@edism 6 жыл бұрын

Great work Fergal. This is interesting.

@peterduddington4189 8 жыл бұрын

brilliant fellow

@rm9308 5 жыл бұрын

Bile duct regeneration scaffolds would be very helpful.

@dekutree64 6 жыл бұрын

This makes me think of reaction wood in trees. I wonder if any 3D printing techniques could be developed from studying how pre-stressed wood fibers are grown in place?

@attilakonkoly4329 2 жыл бұрын

🤔👍

@GaryMcKinnonUFO 5 жыл бұрын

Very creative thinking.

@ernestogonzalez8051 5 жыл бұрын

He was better in saved by the bell...

@knowledgeiseverything2404 6 жыл бұрын

I think this guy is really high.

@sozialeskorrektiv7702 7 жыл бұрын

is this classified? why is he whispering?

@Xeransystor 6 жыл бұрын

because they want make bio-killermachine

@matthewwriter9539 5 жыл бұрын

He is probably whispering because he tends to talk loudly and is trying to control his voice.

@wahabfiles6260 3 жыл бұрын

I loled so hard

@miisterbrightside3803 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@Nordiclaw1 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe he could work for darpa and work on robotics. See if he could mimic the human musculature on a skeletal structure.

@joannot6706 4 жыл бұрын

He looks as if Richard from silicon valley became a rasta.

@alexjwebabou 4 жыл бұрын

literally my first thought! looks and speaks like him)

@westerlund24 7 жыл бұрын

Looks like Sideshow Bob

@michaelhermes824 7 жыл бұрын

The problem I keep running into is why we still use old robotic arms that are ran with servo motors on robots like "Pet Man" from DARPA..... Why don't they just use the newest prosthetic arm?? Instead of spending all of their Military money on creating the Human like robot in the first place, they should fund their researches to create a electro conductive polymer or something.

@GaryMcKinnonUFO 5 жыл бұрын

Or even just simple electromagnets.

@facelessdrone Жыл бұрын

Electro conductive polymers already exust and are on the market....

@salimnurmuhammad6723 4 жыл бұрын

He have hipnotic sound. Hear it make me sleepy

@driversteve9345 6 жыл бұрын

And so, thank you very much! LoL!!!

@driversteve9345 3 жыл бұрын

Is this guy one of The Matrix programs? LoL!

@pd.dataframe2833 6 жыл бұрын

uh..for gods sake talk louder

@scl2866 7 жыл бұрын

Nice talk but it would be nice if the speaker does not smack his mouth/lips intentionally at the end of every sentence. You know its coming when he furrows his brow and then....SMACK.

@edism 6 жыл бұрын

Let's see how perfectly you talk then ...

@jimfurey5661 7 жыл бұрын

Oh my God this guy is annoying. Not good with expressing people skills or talking in general. As an engineer with a high level understanding and application of this subject it bored me to death. This is an old technique and not as leading edge as other better and more flexible methods. How is this only from 2016? Just because it's mated with 3D printing? So far nothing beats a zebtube as an artificial muscle.

@edism 6 жыл бұрын

Nothing beats a what?

@BeingBeverly1 6 жыл бұрын

I've only just learning and fascinated by these videos recently, but I wondered: is this man not talking about creating bioanimation materials to be used within human/animal bodies whereas the zebtubes are for machinery, like robotics?

@yourconscience1216 5 жыл бұрын

Jim Furey There is some projection detected, starting with the discussion of expressing a desire towards concluding that there is a god, and that it's your god, and to suggest that you have a high degree of cognition, if to be compared with that person who made the effort to follow through with their most helpful concept.That tone of superiority must seem impressive to those around you.

@zakuro8532 3 жыл бұрын

@@yourconscience1216 lol