What we learned from Kim, the spider trained to jump on demand | Mostafa Nabawy | TEDxManchester

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  • čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
  • Spiders are famous for making us jump, but the tables are turned as scientists have recently trained a spider nicknamed Kim to jump on demand! How Kim was trained? Why? And what novel insights this research has allowed? In his talk Mostafa will tell you all about it.
    Who said that nature and technology can’t help each other? Mostafa, innovative research leader in aerospace engineering at The University of Manchester, is seeking to understand how insects locomotion can help us design the next generation of micro-robots and how advanced engineering techniques can help us better understand insects behaviour.
    With a sustained track record in researching aerodynamics and designing micro air vehicles, he has made significant contributions to our understanding of insect flight, and has recently developed a broader interest in designing insect-inspired micro-robots by bringing through biological inspiration together with engineering practicality.
    Mostafa was featured on BBC news and had radio interviews with BBC radio 5 and talkRADIO. His research has attracted global attention including BBC, Nat Geo, The Telegraph, The Times, France 24, Le monde, Der Spiegel, Fox News, Forbes and NewScientist.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

Komentáře • 66

  • @dingo1666
    @dingo1666 Před 5 lety +4

    Kim is adorable. I love spiders so much. Hope she had a good retirement after working so hard for them.

  • @patrikknoerr9777
    @patrikknoerr9777 Před 5 lety +10

    This turned out to be way more interesting than I expected.

  • @archenema6792
    @archenema6792 Před 5 lety +36

    If they're training micro-robots to hunt down pests, there won't be anybody left on CZcams comment pages.

  • @kentower
    @kentower Před 5 lety +24

    It’s totally safe to produce jumping predator spider bots!

    • @MaryBethArnold
      @MaryBethArnold Před 5 lety +5

      It seems totally safe to teach spiders to jump on command as well! LOL

    • @kentower
      @kentower Před 5 lety +2

      Mary Beth Arnold haha yeah soon mutated spiders will „drive“ Kids to school on their back ... completely safe, trust me :D

  • @CameraManBlaise
    @CameraManBlaise Před 5 lety +2

    spider inspired micro robots sounds like a plot for a horror sci-fi.

  • @DFishFan
    @DFishFan Před 5 lety +1

    Wow, that footage is astonishing. Thank you for the contributions.

  • @cierasneonrainbow
    @cierasneonrainbow Před 5 lety +5

    This is an interesting idea but I just want them to be able to differentiate between mosquitoes and flies, and ladybugs, bees and butterflies

  • @Deniz-mx2xz
    @Deniz-mx2xz Před 5 lety +4

    I really enjoyed this interesting topic!

  • @beau9636
    @beau9636 Před 5 lety +1

    this is brilliant for the content as it is, leaving the accent regardless of what you think about this. i love this channel, wow.

  • @celestialcircledance
    @celestialcircledance Před 5 lety

    Sounds like fun training spiders and robots ! Very elegant and be cool to learn more about future applications .

  • @wherearetheavacados6356
    @wherearetheavacados6356 Před 5 lety +13

    I don’t care if he’s Russian or not
    His accent is freaking amazing

    • @solarprogeny6736
      @solarprogeny6736 Před 5 lety +1

      ...why would you care?

    • @THELANKANCOMRADE
      @THELANKANCOMRADE Před 5 lety +5

      Adarsh Shahi He’s Egyptian

    • @iowalks
      @iowalks Před 5 lety

      That what I said about her but she cries reaches for me even it's all good though Idk but i must go believe buzz lightning

    • @KafshakTashtak
      @KafshakTashtak Před 5 lety

      @@THELANKANCOMRADE His name and look is Persian. Are you sure he's Egyptian?

    • @THELANKANCOMRADE
      @THELANKANCOMRADE Před 5 lety +2

      SAHM Yes, he was one of my aeronautics lecturers at the University of Manchester 😆

  • @chandlerbing3556
    @chandlerbing3556 Před 5 lety +1

    I am listening the ted talk because of improve my english and to motivate muself
    Thanks ted

  • @adamschumann9523
    @adamschumann9523 Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks Kim for that Tedtalk! I always learn something new from these!

  • @tejuswadbudhe7909
    @tejuswadbudhe7909 Před 5 lety

    Thank you

  • @frantabor315
    @frantabor315 Před 5 lety

    I learned spiders had an underappreciated intelligence when i saw the Utube video of the spider allowing a human to scrape a sticky residue off his legs.

  • @TheodenEdnewDoesDnD
    @TheodenEdnewDoesDnD Před 5 lety

    This is amazing! However, I can't avoid the thought that this could be used for spying on people unawares. That disturbs me. If it weren't for that I'd be all on board.

  • @MrRishabha
    @MrRishabha Před 5 lety

    Great!

  • @jerrperry536
    @jerrperry536 Před 5 lety

    I was in the comment section for those sudden spider video’s ugh! holding my screen Tilted they jump to KILL!

  • @ValSpiridonov
    @ValSpiridonov Před 5 lety +3

    Thank you for this incredible content! It inspired me to change my life. I’m telling about my transformation in my vlog

  • @LawnCare_
    @LawnCare_ Před 5 lety

    _"Spiderman: Hold my Beer🍺"_

  • @yazansakran3326
    @yazansakran3326 Před 5 lety

    Kim is adorable

  • @archenema6792
    @archenema6792 Před 5 lety

    Miss Muffet jumped, too.

  • @Deeeno066
    @Deeeno066 Před 5 lety

    If he was an actor, he’d be the villain

  • @smellslikemeltingplastic
    @smellslikemeltingplastic Před 5 lety +2

    Making robots to kill anything is a horrible idea...

  • @MathAtFA
    @MathAtFA Před 5 lety +1

    Great idea, great robots. But why ONLY 4 legs? There should be some optimality, or evolution would not have kept all 8 legs...

    • @MrOmegabob
      @MrOmegabob Před 5 lety

      MathAtFA If i remember correctly, evolution only eliminates things that reprimand but leaves alone what doesn’t hinder. This is to say that we humans still have pinky toes, appendixes, wisdom teeth, etc etc. We don’t use any of those but evolution didn’t have a reason to eliminate them really.

  • @JW-wp3yh
    @JW-wp3yh Před 5 lety

    Reads title...
    Ohh, this bout to fu*k my head up🤯
    Clicks..

  • @DavidSmith-qo1se
    @DavidSmith-qo1se Před 5 lety +1

    I believe this video is mislabeled. The subject has more to do with micro-robots than with spiders. Perhaps both topics could be incorporated. "Jumping Spiders to Micro-Robots."

  • @nirouhomayunfar8828
    @nirouhomayunfar8828 Před 5 lety +3

    He has the perfect requirements to become a super villian. A strong eastern accent and knows how to control creepy insects we are all afraid of
    Regardless, a great guy!

  • @unleashingpotential-psycho9433

    Jumping spiders 🕷 pets are awesome 😎

    • @iowalks
      @iowalks Před 5 lety

      Lol AI spider web galaxy seed? Infinity?:.) + Ai Anthills humans Ski the slopes '•.and bounce the webs

    • @iowalks
      @iowalks Před 5 lety

      Just need to download its abilities even these spiders are subject to copy right

  • @milim3dia965
    @milim3dia965 Před 5 lety

    ✋ Out of Pocket please

  • @Rien--
    @Rien-- Před 5 lety +2

    kim possible

  • @alainmoret5887
    @alainmoret5887 Před 5 lety

    Like he says at the end. He wish to fulfill and accomplish this mission in the way to get a lot of applications. At the beginning he said, spider is a predator, therefore it is better than all other jumping animals because they are jumping to run away from a danger. It is not what he wants. So, seems like his group are paid by the army. One of the applications shall be to be used by the army. A predator-spider-robot which can jump and kill an enemy. Am I the only one to have sniffled this idea? Or was it done purposely?

  • @muchozolf
    @muchozolf Před 5 lety

    Kim Jump-Un

  • @ishthatd4rksid319
    @ishthatd4rksid319 Před 5 lety +1

    I got that spider phobia thing.. I hate em. I prefer jumping on the road on a vehicle rather getting a spider jumped on me

  • @rahulsethiludhiana4737

    No.12

  • @heatherhaze3680
    @heatherhaze3680 Před 5 lety

    Jumping spiders are the cutest!

    • @billglee7527
      @billglee7527 Před 5 lety

      heather haze you have to be white

    • @heatherhaze3680
      @heatherhaze3680 Před 5 lety

      @@billglee7527 what does that have to do with my comment?

    • @billglee7527
      @billglee7527 Před 5 lety

      heather haze that only white people would find spiders that can jump, cute? You white psycho bih?

  • @adamscheffler
    @adamscheffler Před 5 lety +2

    He sounds like Dracula.

  • @standingpineapple6651
    @standingpineapple6651 Před 5 lety

    Sketch.

  • @bottlerocket2528
    @bottlerocket2528 Před 5 lety +2

    I want to be a big commenter like my hero Justin Y.

  • @skylarmiller1033
    @skylarmiller1033 Před 5 lety

    He sounds weird 😂