Robert Full on engineering and evolution

About this film

Insects and animals have evolved some amazing skills -- but, as Robert Full notes, many animals are actually over-engineered. The trick is to copy only what's necessary. He shows how human engineers can learn from animals' tricks.

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks, TED, Talks, animals, design, evolution, robots, science, technology, transportation, TED2002, 2002

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