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#372 – Simone Giertz: Queen of Sh*tty Robots, Innovative Engineering, and Design
Lex Fridman Podcast
Apr 16, 2023
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2 hr 4 min
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Episode description
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: - MasterClass:
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OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (06:49) - Early creations (23:42) - Sh*tty Robots (38:40) - Robots and human connection (40:55) - Dating AI (44:14) - Proud parent machine (46:05) - Creative process (47:31) - Bubble wrap music box (52:53) - Education (58:27) - Difficult projects (59:56) - TED talk (1:06:13) - Brain tumor (1:14:51) - Fear of death (1:19:15) - Mass production (1:34:40) - Truckla (1:39:29) - Weapons (1:43:29) - Consciousness (1:45:33) - MMA (1:49:36) - China, Kenya, and USA (1:54:29) - Advice for young people (1:58:21) - Meaning of life
