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

Apr 16, 2023 2h 4m

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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: – MasterClass: <a href="https://masterclass.com/lex">https://masterclass.com/lex</a> to get 15% off – InsideTracker: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off – Athletic Greens: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a> to get 1 month of fish oil EPISODE LINKS: Simone’s YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@simonegiertz">https://www.youtube.com/@simonegiertz</a> Simone’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz">https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz</a> Simone’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/simonegiertz">https://www.instagram.com/simonegiertz</a> YETCH Store: <a href="https://yetch.store">https://yetch.store</a> PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a> SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a> – Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a> – Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a> – LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a> – Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a> – Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a> OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (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

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