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Nov 2022
50m 33s

Can Robots Feel? With Robert Shepherd an...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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Can you give a robot a sense of touch? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly, learn about soft robotics, sensors, and understanding human physiology with co-founders of Organic Robotics Corp, Professor Robert Shepherd and Ilayda Samilgil. 
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