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Russ Tedrake: Underactuated Robotics, Control, Dynamics and Touch | Lex Fridman Podcast #114

Russ Tedrake is a roboticist and professor at MIT and vice president of robotics research at TRI. He works on control of robots in interesting, complicated, underactuated, stochastic, difficult to model situations. Support this podcast by supporting our sponsors. Click links, get discount: - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex link & using code LEX at checkout - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex - ExpressVPN at https://www.expressvpn.com/lexpod EPISODE LINKS: Russ's Website: http://groups.csail.mit.edu/locomotion/russt.html Russ's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1CtAHVea8I TRI: https://www.tri.global/team/dr-russ-tedrake Underactuated Robotics: http://underactuated.mit.edu Drake: https://drake.mit.edu PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 4:29 - Passive dynamic walking 9:40 - Animal movement 13:34 - Control vs Dynamics 15:49 - Bipedal walking 20:56 - Running barefoot 33:01 - Think rigorously with machine learning 44:05 - DARPA Robotics Challenge 1:07:14 - When will a robot become UFC champion 1:18:32 - Black Mirror Robot Dog 1:34:01 - Robot control 1:47:00 - Simulating robots 2:00:33 - Home robotics 2:03:40 - Soft robotics 2:07:25 - Underactuated robotics 2:20:42 - Touch 2:28:55 - Book recommendations 2:40:08 - Advice to young people 2:44:20 - Meaning of life CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Lex FridmanhostRuss Tedrakeguest
Aug 9, 20202h 48mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 4:29

    Introduction

  2. 4:29 – 9:40

    Passive dynamic walking

  3. 9:40 – 13:34

    Animal movement

  4. 13:34 – 15:49

    Control vs Dynamics

  5. 15:49 – 20:56

    Bipedal walking

  6. 20:56 – 33:01

    Running barefoot

  7. 33:01 – 44:05

    Think rigorously with machine learning

  8. 44:05 – 1:07:14

    DARPA Robotics Challenge

  9. 1:07:14 – 1:18:32

    When will a robot become UFC champion

  10. 1:18:32 – 1:34:01

    Black Mirror Robot Dog

  11. 1:34:01 – 1:47:00

    Robot control

  12. 1:47:00 – 2:00:33

    Simulating robots

  13. 2:00:33 – 2:03:40

    Home robotics

  14. 2:03:40 – 2:07:25

    Soft robotics

  15. 2:07:25 – 2:20:42

    Underactuated robotics

  16. 2:20:42 – 2:28:55

    Touch

  17. 2:28:55 – 2:40:08

    Book recommendations

  18. 2:40:08 – 2:44:20

    Advice to young people

  19. 2:44:20 – 2:48:46

    Meaning of life

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