This tiny robot can jump higher than anything else in the world. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a yearly subscription.
Huge thanks to Dr. Elliot Hawkes and the rest of the group - Charles Xiao, Chris Keeley, Dr. Morgan Pope, and Dr. Günter Niemeyer - for having us at UCSB and showing us their high-flying jumper.
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References:
Hawkes, E.W., Xiao, C., Peloquin, R., Keeley, C., Begley, M.R., Pope, M.T., & Niemeyer, G. (2022). Engineered jumpers overcome biological limits via work multiplication. Nature, 604, 657-661. – https://ve42.co/Hawkes2022
Fernandez, S. (2022). Hitting New Heights. The Current, UC Santa Barbara. – https://ve42.co/Fernandez2022
Bushwick, S. (2022). Record-Breaking Jumping Robot Can Leap a 10-Story Building. Engineering, Scientific American. – https://ve42.co/Bushwick2022
Mack, E. (2022). This Robot Can Leap Nine Stories in One Jump, Will Go Even Higher on Moon. Science, CNET. – https://ve42.co/Mack2022
Ashby, M. (2020). Materials Selection in Mechanical Design (4th edition). Elsevier.
Jumping robot leaps to record heights. Nature Video - https://ve42.co/NatureJumper
MultiMo-Bat Robot - https://ve42.co/MultiMoBat
Galago Jump - https://ve42.co/GalagoJump
Slingshot Spider - https://ve42.co/SlingshotSpider
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Written by Emily Zhang and Derek Muller
Filmed by Derek Muller and Trenton Oliver
Animation by Mike Radjabov and Ivy Tello
Edited by Trenton Oliver
Additional video/photos supplied by Pond5 and Getty Images
Music from Epidemic Sound
Produced by Derek Muller, Petr Lebedev, and Emily Zhang
They should test this in a large vacuum chamber to make it go reaaally high
@Ryan-d3j Says:
This is the type of shi my neighbors launch at my windows
@Grampsie Says:
Temperature on moon varies from +120°C to -130°C so the "spring" components will "fry or freeze" in this temperature range. New material with temperature tolerance will be needed before this can be used on the Moon, or in space.
@TheOutdoorVoice Says:
hmmm Trex was prob a jumping dino
@TheOtherGuy27 Says:
9:28 I don't think I was ready for slingshot spiders 😅
@The_Siberujan_Tsar Says:
5:07 If anyone has seen that meme of that bug just seemingly disappearing out of thin air, this is probably how it happened. I'm glad I watched this and enlightened myself on how bugs and this robot work.
@Never_mindyk Says:
Can I make it with bamboo .......
@xn9333 Says:
Could we put these in the leg's of robots? Nevermind and new kind of pogo stick combination with an euc
@lord_flashheart Says:
9:02 I could hear the little dude scream after he hit his toe
@Sublime_1 Says:
What ive learned, It is physically impossible for any living thing to jump, based on criteria to be defined as a jump. According to Einstein's mass-energy equivalence principle (\(E=mc^{2}\)), mass and energy are interchangeable, and the transformation of energy involves a corresponding, though incredibly small, change in mass. This is a fundamental principle of physics and is not specific to biological processes; it occurs in all energy-releasing reactions.
@jasmijnariel Says:
2:04 i made them myself... use around 45% of a tennisball. So just less than half, remove the fabric, and when you use it, it will do 3m and higher😊
@PeterParkerWebslinger3 Says:
So you’re telling me that tRex could jump 1000 feet or something?
@BSTRD-k5x Says:
Cute little nerds invented something new for the goverment, to kill people in a more inovative way
@MagicalSpoon Says:
1:20 Best jumper in the Animal kingdom? I think not.
@YouTuber-ml9fi Says:
Can't it just have a mettal spring
@David-Eng Says:
An organism that might have work multiplication are click beetles (Elateridae). They have a latching mechanism that allows them to store energy just like the robot, then release it all at once. And some click beetles have been measured accelerating at 380 g's!
@jacobpaul5649 Says:
5:35 Your suggested use case of recovering lunar samples and bringing them to the rover doesn't make sense if the whole design relies on it being incredibly lightweight in order to jump.
@CoachFromL4D2 Says:
Imagine an army of these bouncing towards you with an explosive payload
@PlagueGoth Says:
Kind of like grass hoppers
@AnnoyedCosmos-qk7ij Says:
To be counted as a jump it has to land properly I think so , this is wrong
@DimMakTen Says:
I bet compound bow style cams paired with this work multiplier would really store some energy
@LittleTimmyVR-h3h Says:
1:05 I have the exact same cat toy
@tapejara1507 Says:
I want them to make the ten times bigger one
@WCom_Official Says:
*sees 67*
*Goes to comments*
@TheLiosoul Says:
Great... now we're giving killer robots the ability to leap over buildings...
@FloetschMaster Says:
for me thats not a robot xD
@becurious1000 Says:
wanna see jumping in mud
@coda6942 Says:
I want to see this hop around the moon so bad
@RoaringKnight-Roaring Says:
So don’t humans lose mass when jumping through CO2 they breathe out
@Damien_1331 Says:
I hear sand fleas and I think about my time at Parris Isy. They are tiny demons.
@MrRedFox13Gaming Says:
omg t rexs just jumped everywhere
@MangoTwT Says:
Instead of making it smaller and lighter, why not make a giant one to get to orbit without thrust
@mathmeetsmusic Says:
I want to see a plot of jumping height vs. mass. That would be really interesting!
@wildan.danial Says:
I can already feel the missiles without heat signatures hitting my house
@OakleafOrganic Says:
It's a mechanical flea. Congratulations.
@UMAI113 Says:
What if the just add a parachute so it doesn’t discombobulate after it lands
@thebudman1980 Says:
The ultra cold of the moon or the hot on the sun side is going to destroy those rubber bands.
@mattg2596 Says:
I doubt u have seen a high yield hydrogen regeneration RC Scram jet yet that has some world record video proofs in 8k 4:4:4 Color profile video that has a 5000 KM control link.
@JamesSchneider-t2w Says:
Great idea but I wonder how well it would work in space that is super cold.
@Myako Says:
But can a civilian buy one of these jumpers?
@fsj197811 Says:
That was very interesting, thanks for sharing.
@thirdimpactworks Says:
my favorite doohickey
@abdellilahbensadi1982 Says:
👍
@geraldtrudeau3223 Says:
It's great to be able to jump that high but don't forget at the other side of it you're falling from that height too so you better work on a soft landing.
@bamboozled1v1 Says:
BOIINGGNGGNGG - WAHAAAAAAY🤣!
@pixelpatter01 Says:
This will be the next new phase of horror weapons used against troops in war, antipersonnel grasshoppers.
@bpark10001 Says:
Better way: use the battery energy to electrolyze water into H & O. Allow them to mix as they are generated, going into a cylinder. Lightweight piston rests on the ground. To jump, fire a spark into the cylinder. The piston rapidly extends, pushing against the ground. You can store energy chemically with much more density than deformation energy.
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