Geometric Octopus Podcast is created by Jackie Beaudoin, Cosmo Cavanaugh, Kyle Mitchell, and Tracy, where we tackle a range of topics sure to pique your interests. We’ll release discussion segments, sketch and improv comedy, short story readings, and tie it all together with some great music.
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Hey! I am Marwa ElDiwiny, the host and creator of the Soft Robotics podcast. I started this podcast for a reason, one of them was to ask the questions I always wanted to ask when I was in the lab and reignite my curiosity by talking to interesting people. I found my purpose in this podcast, I hope it may inspire someone somehow along this journey!
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Steve Tidball "Vollebak | Clothes From The Future"
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Steve Tidball, CEO and co-founder of Vollebak, a pioneering British clothing brand known for its innovative approach to sportswear and adventure apparel. https://vollebak.comBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Anders Lydik Garm: The Immortal Jellyfish & Starfish
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Anders Lydik Garm: The Immortal Jellyfish & Starfish by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Exclusive Interview "Unitree G1 - Humanoid agent AI avatar"
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Exclusive Interview "Unitree G1 - Humanoid agent AI avatar" by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Pablo Molina "Kas, Avidbots" Autonomous Cleaning Robots
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Pablo Molina "Kas, Avidbots" Autonomous Cleaning Robots by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Mike Fiorito "For All We Know: A UFO Manifesto" New Book
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Mike Fiorito is an editor, journalist and the award-winning author of eight genre-defying books: For All We Know, The Hated Ones, Falling from Trees, Sleeping with Fishes, Call Me Guido, Freud’s Haberdashery Habit, and Hallucinating Huxley. To connect with Mike: https://mikefiorito.comBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Hamed Rajabi "Mechanical Intelligence, Metamaterial, Crack Deflection, Insect Wings"
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More about Hamed's work: https://hamedrajabi.comWhat is Mechanical Intelligence (MI)?https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/advs.202203783Complexity Biomechanics: a novel framework for sustainable and regenerative design and development:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsfs.2023.0060A few examples of how insect wings hav…
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Old episode "Jennifer Mather "My Octopus Teacher, Octopus Cognition"
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Old episode "Jennifer Mather "My Octopus Teacher, Octopus Cognition" by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Corentin Coulais "Metamaterial, Geometric Imperfections, Instabilities"
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Special thanks to Purvis Bedenbaugh, our podcast listeners who brought my attention to Corentin's work. Thank you Purvis!More about Corentin Coulais's work:-Endless domino effecthttps://iop.uva.nl/content/news/2024/03/an-endless-domino-effect.html?origin=hqZwIY6%2FTt2p%2FbYjLQhlIg -Locomotion in non-reciprocal materials https://www.quantamagazine.o…
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Bernt Børnich "1X Technologies Androids, NEO, EVE"
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Thanks to Scott Walter for co-hosting this episode, you can follow him on X @GoingBallistic5By Marwa ElDiwiny
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You can support UAPX expeditions here: https://www.uapexpedition.org/support-the-missionFor volunteering: https://www.uapexpedition.org/volunteer-with-uapxKevin Knuth's Sol talk: https://youtu.be/HlYwktOj75A?si=EpzCxl8zk6IQvHS7By Marwa ElDiwiny
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Old Episode "Will Jackson: Engineered Arts, Ameca, Humanoid Robots"
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Round2: Markus Buehler "Spider Web Secrets: Exploring Materials, Structure, Modeling, and Sound"
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Round2: Markus Buehler "Spider Web Secrets: Exploring Materials, Structure, Modeling, and Sound" by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Announcement: InDEEP Prize, The U.S. Department of Energy’s "Bill McShane & Carrie Schmaus"
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For more details about InDEEP Prize: https://www.herox.com/indeepBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Clip: Scott Walter on Custom Linear and Rotary Actuator Design in Humanoid Robotics
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Clip: Scott Walter on Custom Linear and Rotary Actuator Design in Humanoid Robotics by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Scott Walter "Humanoid Robotics in 2024: What's Next?"
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You might have heard about Figure AI raising a whopping $675 million recently. Investors like Jeff Bezos, Nvidia, Microsoft, and OpenAI are all in on it. In this episode, we cover wide range topics on humanoid robotics in 2024.By Marwa ElDiwiny
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Old Episode "XingXing Wang, Unitree Robotics" / "王星星, 优树机器人"
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Old Episode "XingXing Wang, Unitree Robotics" / "王星星, 优树机器人" by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Kenneth Cheung: Coded Structures And Metamaterials For Space Applications
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Dr. Kenny C. Cheung, as the technical lead on advanced materials and manufacturing at the Ames Research Center, directs interdisciplinary research at the Coded Structures Laboratory, focusing on applying digital materials and algorithms to aeronautical and space applications.Fore more details :https://www.nasa.gov/ames-cct/about-us/Science robotics…
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Clip: Jacques Vallée "UFO Database, UFO Encounters, Human Consciousness"
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Clip: Jacques Vallée "UFO Database, UFO Encounters, Human Consciousness" by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Clip: Jacques Vallée"Why was the Trinity UFO case kept secret??"
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Clip: Marc D'Antonio on UFO Data And Leveraging String Theory For Time Travel
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Clip: Marc D'Antonio on UFO Data And Leveraging String Theory For Time Travel by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Clip: Garry Nolan on CIA and Testing Materials Recovered from UFOs Crashes
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Clip Curt Jaimungal "Collective Illusion, UFO Stigma"
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Clip: Jacques Vallée "Aliens, Origin Of Universe"
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Clip: Jacques Vallée "Aliens, Origin Of Universe" by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal (YouTube channel): https://www.youtube.com/@TheoriesofEverythingBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Clip: Larry Howell On Faith by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Clip: Larry Howell On Mark Rober's Project by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Clip "Jacques Vallée on The Vatican And UFOs"
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Clip "Jacques Vallée on The Vatican And UFOs" by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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I am excited to share our partnership with Texas Instruments, I am delighted to also share there are two giveaway offered by Texas Instruments Robotics.The two giveaway went to: Manav Gagvani, high school student: https://youtu.be/iv4fYgG7RRY?feature=shared&t=71 Matt Devlin, PhD student: https://www.matthewdevlin.com…
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Matthias Thoma "Texas Instruments Robotics"
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In this episode we had a chat with Matthias Thoma is the robotics system manager of the TI industrial systems team. He leads a team of systems experts who focus on helping customers develop robotics solutions with TI’s analog and embedded processing portfolios. Matthias received his master’s degree in micro and power electronics at the Electronics …
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Electric Sheep Robotics "Nag Murty and Michael Laskey"
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For more details about electric sheep robotics: https://sheeprobotics.aiBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Clip: Larry Howell "Redefining Intuition In Compliant Mechanism"
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Clip: Larry Howell " On Faith, Spiritual Guidance, World’s Smallest Nerf Gun's Project"
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You can access the 3D printing of One Piece Compliant Blaster here: https://www.printables.com/model/540528-one-piece-compliant-blasterBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Larry Howell "Compliant Mechanisms & Designing World’s Smallest Nerf Gun"
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You can find Larry Howell's research group resources for 3D printing compliant mechanisms here: https://compliantmechanisms.byu.edu/maker-resourcesThe micro 3D printing company involved in world’s smallest nerf gun https://quartisis.com/By Marwa ElDiwiny
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Kaushik Jayaram "Unleashing Nature's Secrets in Robotics"
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For more details about Kaushik Jayaram's lab: https://www.colorado.edu/lab/jayaramAn interesting videos to check out: https://youtu.be/IzoDqWKOXxo?si=ljmNoCgGqnR1c277https://youtu.be/9wbLL_0vYsY?si=yZaaLln5aSw2IljLBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Old Episode "Tim Morrissey: From Lab to Market: Artimus Robotics"- Enhanced Audio
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Old Episode "Tim Morrissey: From Lab to Market: Artimus Robotics"- Enhanced Audio by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Felix Von Drigalski "Mujin, Inc. : MujinController, QuickBot"
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Felix Von Drigalski "Mujin, Inc. : MujinController, QuickBot" by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Announcement: Soft Robotics Design Competition 2023 is Back, Applications till Oct 31st
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It is wonderful to hear Soft Robotics Toolkit Competition 2023 is back after a break since 2018! Soft Robotics Toolkit is one of the most valuable resources for Soft Robotics, so don't miss this opportunity ;) Applications are still being accepted until October 31st. + You can apply as a participant or a judge. You can register you intent to compet…
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Life Doesn't Get Easier Or Forgiving You Just Get Stronger
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Life Doesn't Get Easier Or Forgiving You Just Get Stronger by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Péter Fankhauser "ANYbotics, ANYmal X: The World’s First Ex-Proof Legged Robot"
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Péter Fankhauser "ANYbotics, ANYmal X: The World’s First Ex-Proof Legged Robot" by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Bradley Dickerson "Fruit Fly, Halteres" by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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(Old Episode) Marc Teyssier "Human-Like Artificial Skin Sensor"
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(Old Episode) Marc Teyssier "Human-Like Artificial Skin Sensor" by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Philippe Goldman "Sananga Technology, PAZZI"
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Philippe Goldman Co-founder & CEO of Sananga Technology, and former CEO Pazzi, the world's first robots for fully automated restaurants. Sananga is recruiting, for any inquiries: hello@sananga.techBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Round2: George Whitesides "Soft Robotics"
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Some parts of this conversation is done by AI voice cloning.By Marwa ElDiwiny
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Old Episode: Hugh Herr Conversation (Enhanced Audio)
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Barry Trimmer on Alien, Extraterrestrial Life
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Barry Trimmer on Alien, Extraterrestrial Life by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Barry Trimmer "Soft Robotics" by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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George Whitesidies On God by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Michael Levin On Collective Intelligence Of Morphogenesis
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Michael Levin On Collective Intelligence Of Morphogenesis by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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I asked George Whitesides For Final Words, And This Was His Response :D
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I asked George Whitesides For Final Words, And This Was His Response :D by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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Clip: Michael Levin Arguments about The Risk of AI And Diverse Intelligence
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Clip: Michael Levin Arguments about The Risk of AI And Diverse Intelligence by Marwa ElDiwinyBy Marwa ElDiwiny
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