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

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<p>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:<br /> &#8211; <b>MasterClass</b>: <a href="https://masterclass.com/lex">https://masterclass.com/lex</a> to get 15% off<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Athletic Greens</b>: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a> to get 1 month of fish oil</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Simone&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@simonegiertz">https://www.youtube.com/@simonegiertz</a><br /> Simone&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz">https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz</a><br /> Simone&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/simonegiertz">https://www.instagram.com/simonegiertz</a><br /> YETCH Store: <a href="https://yetch.store">https://yetch.store</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (06:49) &#8211; Early creations<br /> (23:42) &#8211; Sh*tty Robots<br /> (38:40) &#8211; Robots and human connection<br /> (40:55) &#8211; Dating AI<br /> (44:14) &#8211; Proud parent machine<br /> (46:05) &#8211; Creative process<br /> (47:31) &#8211; Bubble wrap music box<br /> (52:53) &#8211; Education<br /> (58:27) &#8211; Difficult projects<br /> (59:56) &#8211; TED talk<br /> (1:06:13) &#8211; Brain tumor<br /> (1:14:51) &#8211; Fear of death<br /> (1:19:15) &#8211; Mass production<br /> (1:34:40) &#8211; Truckla<br /> (1:39:29) &#8211; Weapons<br /> (1:43:29) &#8211; Consciousness<br /> (1:45:33) &#8211; MMA<br /> (1:49:36) &#8211; China, Kenya, and USA<br /> (1:54:29) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (1:58:21) &#8211; Meaning of life</p>