A New Revolution - Danielle George's 2014 Christmas Lectures 3/3

Inspired by the Royal Institution’s very own Michael Faraday, Danielle George attempts to use simple motors to construct the world’s greatest robot orchestra. When Michael Faraday demonstrated the first electric motor in 1822, he could never have dreamed that in 2014 we’d be surrounded by mechanical devices capable of performing nearly every human task In this lecture, Danielle explains how these robotic and motor-driven appliances work and shows how they can be adapted to help you kick start a technological revolution. She shows you how to turn a washing machine into a wind turbine, how Lego can solve a Rubik’s Cube and how the next Mars rover will traverse an alien world. About the 2014 CHRISTMAS LECTURES A revolution is happening. Across the world people are taking control of the devices we use every day, customising them, creating new things and using the sparks of their imagination to change the world. Now it’s your turn, and you can start with the things you have around you. Electrical and electronics engineer, Danielle George takes three great British inventions – a light bulb, a telephone and a motor – and shows you how to adapt them and transform them to do extraordinary things. This is tinkering for the 21st century, using the full array of cutting edge devices that we can lay our hands on: 3D printers, new materials, online collaboration and controlling devices through coding. Inspired by the great inventors and standing on the shoulders of thousands of people playing at their kitchen table or in their shed, Danielle announces the new rules of invention and shows you how to use modern tools, technologies and things from your home to have fun and make a difference to the world around you. Anything could happen. Sparks will fly. --- Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeF244yNGuFefuFKqxIAXw/join Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe --- Chapters: 00:00 The Grand Challenge: Building a Robot Orchestra 🎻🤖 03:02 Faraday’s Legacy: The Physics of the First Motor ⚡ 07:45 Hacking a Washing Machine into a Wind Turbine 🌀 11:03 Programming Mortimer: The Science of Robotic Rhythm 🥁 13:10 Cubestormer 3: Solving a Rubik's Cube in 3 Seconds 🟩 16:15 Dot Matrix Music: Repurposing Obsolete Tech 🖨️ 18:40 3D Printing the Orchestra: From Bass Guitars to Prosthetics 🎸 26:38 The Feedback Loop: Playing the Theremin with AI 📡 31:18 Autonomous Navigation: Bruno the Mars Rover 🚀 43:10 Swarm Intelligence: Pixelbots and Collective Motion 🐝 49:15 Solving Latency: How to Sync a Robot Ensemble ⏱️ 54:20 The Finale: The Robot Orchestra Performs Doctor Who 🌌🎶 --- The Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution and TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ri_science Listen to the Ri podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ri-science-podcast Donate to the RI and help us bring you more lectures: https://www.rigb.org/support-us/donate-ri Our editorial policy: https://www.rigb.org/editing-ri-talks-and-moderating-comments Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter Product links on this page may be affiliate links which means it won't cost you any extra but we may earn a small commission if you decide to purchase through the link. #ChristmasLectures, #DanielleGeorge, #NewRevolution, #ScienceEducation, #2014Lectures