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Huge thanks to Dr. Elliot Hawkes for giving us the updates on his robots, and for showing them to us over the years!

Our videos in this supercut:
   • This Unstoppable Robot Could Save You...  
   • World's Highest Jumping Robot  
   • The Fastest MazeSolving Competition ...  
   • Why Machines That Bend Are Better  
   • Why Robots That Bend Are Better  

0:00 Intro
2:04 Unstoppable Vine Robot
15:13 Update on Vine Robot!
20:24 Highest Jumping Robot
32:15 Update on the Jumper!
38:26 Micromouse Competition
1:02:15 Benefit of nonhumanoid robots
1:02:48 Brilliant
1:04:24 Bendy Machines
1:16:26 Soft Robots
1:25:55 Conclusion

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If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically https://ve42.co/SnatomsV

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Images & Video:
All New Atlas via Boston Dynamics on YouTube https://ve42.co/NewAtlas
Farewell to HD Atlas via Boston Dynamics on YouTube https://ve42.co/HDAtlas
C3PO 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

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