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A big thank you goes to Dr. Elliot Hawkes for giving us updates and showing us his robots over the years!

Our videos in this supercut:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vqevIIQHrJZg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vdaaDuC1kbds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vZMQbHMgK2rw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v97t7Xj_iBv0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v058hRtaCWC0

0:00 – Introduction
2:04 – Unstoppable Vine Robot
15:13 – Update on Vine Robot!
20:24 – The highest jumping robot
32:15 – Update on the jumper!
38:26 – Micromouse competition
1:02:15 – Benefits of non-humanoid robots
1:02:48 – Brilliant
1:04:24 – Flexible machines
1:16:26 – Soft Robots
1:25:55 – Conclusion

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If you are looking for a molecule model kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically – https://ve42.co/SnatomsV

Pictures & Videos:
The brand new atlas about Boston Dynamics on YouTube – https://ve42.co/NewAtlas
Farewell to HD Atlas via Boston Dynamics on YouTube – https://ve42.co/HDAtlas
C-3PO via Cinemax on YouTube – https://ve42.co/C3PO
I, Robot via Movieclips on YouTube – https://ve42.co/iRobot
I, Robot No via ukery on YouTube – https://ve42.co/iRobotNo
Big Hero 6 via Flick Society on YouTube – https://ve42.co/BH6
Big Hero 6 via 茶茶君 on YouTube – https://ve42.co/2ndBH6
Roomba via iRobot on YouTube – https://ve42.co/Roomba

Filmed by Derek Muller
Edited by Trenton Oliver and Peter Nelson
Produced by Emily Zhang, Gregor Čavlović, Rob Beasley Spence and Emily Taylor
Miniature contributions by Ignat Berbeci, Ren Hurley and Peter Sheppard
Additional videos/photos provided by Getty Images
Music by Epidemic Sound

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