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#372 – Simone Giertz: Queen of Sh*tty Robots, Innovative Engineering, and Design

April 16, 2023
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Lex Fridman Podcast

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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:
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- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman

OUTLINE:
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(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