Henry Evans and Chad Jenkins: Meet the robots for humanity
Henry Evans and Chad Jenkins: Meet the robots for humanity
Paralyzed by a stroke, Henry Evans uses a telepresence robot to take the stage — and show how new robotics, tweaked and personalized by a group called Robots for Humanity, help him live his life. He shows off a nimble little quadrotor drone, created by a team led by Chad Jenkins, that gives him the ability to navigate space — to once again look around a garden, stroll a campus … (Filmed at TEDxMidAtlantic.)
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Henry Evans and Chad Jenkins: Meet the robots for humanity
Henry Evans and Chad Jenkins: Meet the robots for humanity
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hey! its the Anonymous guy!
Surrogates, surrogates, surrogates!
Sheldon!!!
"Unlocking everyone's mental power." Robots and humans can co exist in a capitalist world. I remember what Dr. Genevieve Bell picked up in Tokyo when she said that robots did not take jobs, they helped humans perform them. Not autopilot stuff that uses only calculations without human reason. I loved this video.
I loved this story.. Thank you TED for making sure we saw it.
What an awesome contribution to humanity! More power for the right and the just use of technology.
7:18 fake hand.. its not him in the video that is holding the controller…
this is just awesome
Can you show us how good of a pilot you are:
Crashes plane
awe some! I firmly believe many of the social problems in the developing world can definitely be solved using robots. The success of the technology depends on how we can integrate various technologies and make cost effective!
Take 10 minutes to watch this video. Robots for Humanity is a great example of how technology, passion and strong will make a winning combination
Love this video. Telepresence, Telerobots, extension of human senses. I have a dream, i want to be tele-teacher with telerobots or 3d holograms. I send you greetings Henry Evans and Chad Jemkins.
haha the first Robot is Sheldon 2.0
Warm and fuzzy moment, at TED.
Twenty seven people dislike this? My only conclusion is that they must be mean spirited, selfish creeps!
Wonderful story…I can't help but think about how much access to life one can and will be able to have thanks to robotic technology…Sadly the world's greatest disability is not physical or mental, it is social and financial…Not all of us are former CFO's in Silicon Valley
Henry proves that although you are disabled you can are still a person and can still lead a normal life. Truly inspirational!!!!
Rich man + desperation = innovation
Very inspiring !!
I feel like watching an episode of Ghost in The Shell.
Technology properly applied! It is usually funded into development by military, and often used to worsen humanity. I pray the enlightened will keep pursuing this type of development.
I see this becoming a movie plot "The Drone Age" meets "Rear Window" The technology is getting so good that I want to become a quadriplegic! I know be careful what you wish for but I also know all the internet hate trolls would love to turn me into a quadriplegic just for bringing it up!
Sheldon Cooper is that you?
Incredible and inspiring!
i wish i could give a speech
oh it's this guy from willow garage's videos! i didn't recognise him at first, small world eh.
Also that telepresence robot being $17,000 USD is absolutely rediculous, it's nothing but a tablet on a stick with wheels, worth maybe $200. $17grand WTF?!
APPROPRIATE technology, please.
Surrogates
mix this with EEG neuro tech like emotiv or neurosky and you have some serious light transhumanism going on.
This is awesome. Very true what he says: 100 years ago, he'd have been dead. Even 50 years ago, he would have been put quietly away in a back room, far from anyone noticing him. Welcome to the brave new world of cyborgs. He's not a brain in a bucket, but he's got as much accessibility as any machine with a brain case. Time to rethink the future!
A glimpse into the technology of tomorrow. Truly a fascinating and amazing invention 🙂
Technology created to kill thousands if not millions of people and at the same time help the few that were left disabled. How about ending poverty first and then spend millions on technology and trips to the moon-_-
Wow! Congratulations to the people that make this posible..
Michael Braukus, "NASA Develops System To Computerize Silent, "Subvocal Speech"," NASA, March 17, 2004
NASA scientists have begun to computerize human, silent reading using nerve signals in the throat that control speech.
In preliminary experiments, NASA scientists found that small, button-sized sensors, stuck under the chin and on either side of the "Adam's apple," could gather nerve signals, and send them to a processor and then to a computer program that translates them into words. Eventually, such "subvocal speech" systems could be used in spacesuits, in noisy places like airport towers to capture air-traffic controller commands, or even in traditional voice-recognition programs to increase accuracy, according to NASA scientists.
"What is analyzed is silent, or subauditory, speech, such as when a person silently reads or talks to himself," said Chuck Jorgensen, a scientist whose team is developing silent, subvocal speech recognition at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. "Biological signals arise when reading or speaking to oneself with or without actual lip or facial movement," Jorgensen explained.
"A person using the subvocal system thinks of phrases and talks to himself so quietly, it cannot be heard, but the tongue and vocal chords do receive speech signals from the brain," Jorgensen said. …
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2004/mar/HQ_04093_subvocal_speech.html
Although I feel sorry for what happened to Henry Evans, I am amazed (and think it's kind of cool) that he uses a telepresence robot, and I also like how he still has a sense of humor after all of this
Amazing and inspiring!
Thank you Henry and Chad.^^ You show us how to use human technology for the disabled or aged people. The combination of needs and technology inspires me with lots of interest and hope.
What an inspiration. Thank You! "You never fail until you stop trying." ~ Albert Einstein
Henry is a true inspiration to everybody. All that Henry has been through he still has a sense of humour. I'm convinced this story isn't about what technology can give us, but what people give to science, technology & what people give to others. Henry has clearly helped drive technology in this way but not only this, he is an inspiration to everybody.
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THAT WAS AWESOME! Jason Becker was one of my favorite guitarists and would later become bed and chair ridden without use of anything but his eyes. through brilliant ideas ( I believe his fathers) Jason is able to speak, compose music and interact with his fans. Technology for the "good" of man is incredible!!
No Limits with Imagination !
this is why i'm becoming a robotic engineer 🙂
Fantastic tool keep up with your office, or learn.
they will also use it for bad ways….like more pressure for the employees in the industry more control less privacy
Congrats, We are trying to get feedbacks about different use of technology. I saw Henry visiting a museum, we have other ideas and want to share with everybody. If someone is interested, just contact us ! ACTION LIVE PARTNER ! Thank you.
Good!
good video
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvlkqWs11dcLn2-xTEj9gCg
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sir this video signifies the laziness behind us all.