electric jumper jet it’s a sport gear that lets you jump high about 5 to 6
that lets you jump high about 5 to 6
that lets you jump high about 5 to 6 meters and land safely at its core is
meters and land safely at its core is
meters and land safely at its core is the yet to be invented surge battery
the yet to be invented surge battery
the yet to be invented surge battery which provides short bursts of
which provides short bursts of
which provides short bursts of high-intensity current to drive those
high-intensity current to drive those
high-intensity current to drive those high-speed propellers this is one of
high-speed propellers this is one of
high-speed propellers this is one of those ideas I had a design of mine I
those ideas I had a design of mine I
those ideas I had a design of mine I mean it surely does look fascinating but
mean it surely does look fascinating but
mean it surely does look fascinating but there are a lot of question marks around
there are a lot of question marks around
there are a lot of question marks around it I think will take about ten years
it I think will take about ten years
it I think will take about ten years before you can get one of these ideas
before you can get one of these ideas
before you can get one of these ideas ideas ideas ideas worth spreading that’s
ideas ideas ideas worth spreading that’s
ideas ideas ideas worth spreading that’s what reads below the Ted logo which
what reads below the Ted logo which
what reads below the Ted logo which notifies that you know what some ideas
notifies that you know what some ideas
notifies that you know what some ideas are not worth spreading some ideas are
are not worth spreading some ideas are
are not worth spreading some ideas are just dumped and I’m not talking about
just dumped and I’m not talking about
just dumped and I’m not talking about the Batman snuggie and the pet rock
the Batman snuggie and the pet rock
the Batman snuggie and the pet rock because those sold millions people
because those sold millions people
because those sold millions people millions those are two brilliant ideas
millions those are two brilliant ideas
millions those are two brilliant ideas right there I’m talking about legit
right there I’m talking about legit
right there I’m talking about legit engineering or business ideas that will
engineering or business ideas that will
engineering or business ideas that will never see the light of day we all have a
never see the light of day we all have a
never see the light of day we all have a lot of them especially us engineers at
lot of them especially us engineers at
lot of them especially us engineers at MIT have too many of them piles of ideas
MIT have too many of them piles of ideas
MIT have too many of them piles of ideas that will be forgotten coming from
that will be forgotten coming from
that will be forgotten coming from academia I can tell you that only about
academia I can tell you that only about
academia I can tell you that only about ten percent of the ideas will be
ten percent of the ideas will be
ten percent of the ideas will be published in the form of a paper only
published in the form of a paper only
published in the form of a paper only one percent will be patented and only
one percent will be patented and only
one percent will be patented and only about point one percent will actually
about point one percent will actually
about point one percent will actually become a business and impact the world
become a business and impact the world
become a business and impact the world now these are rough numbers but if you
now these are rough numbers but if you
now these are rough numbers but if you ask any academic or innovator he or she
ask any academic or innovator he or she
ask any academic or innovator he or she will probably answer the same this means
will probably answer the same this means
will probably answer the same this means that only one in a thousand ideas can do
that only one in a thousand ideas can do
that only one in a thousand ideas can do actually some good out there which is an
actually some good out there which is an
actually some good out there which is an insanely low yield I mean it takes about
insanely low yield I mean it takes about
insanely low yield I mean it takes about 10 to 15 years to come up with a
10 to 15 years to come up with a
10 to 15 years to come up with a thousand ideas or publish a hundred
thousand ideas or publish a hundred
thousand ideas or publish a hundred papers even in top schools so why is
papers even in top schools so why is
papers even in top schools so why is this happening why is it that ninety
this happening why is it that ninety
this happening why is it that ninety percent of the ideas go nowhere well you
percent of the ideas go nowhere well you
percent of the ideas go nowhere well you may say because some ideas are just dumb
may say because some ideas are just dumb
may say because some ideas are just dumb remember the Batman snuggie and the pet
remember the Batman snuggie and the pet
remember the Batman snuggie and the pet rock
rock
rock which is a fair answer but in fact a
which is a fair answer but in fact a
which is a fair answer but in fact a very subjective one these two examples
very subjective one these two examples
very subjective one these two examples actually show that an idea that might be
actually show that an idea that might be
actually show that an idea that might be considered useless and ridiculous from
considered useless and ridiculous from
considered useless and ridiculous from one’s perspective can actually be
one’s perspective can actually be
one’s perspective can actually be interesting and successful from others
interesting and successful from others
interesting and successful from others perspective Plus even if half of these
perspective Plus even if half of these
perspective Plus even if half of these ideas were not working and just plain
ideas were not working and just plain
ideas were not working and just plain wrong you still have forty-five percent
wrong you still have forty-five percent
wrong you still have forty-five percent of good ideas that for some reason won’t
of good ideas that for some reason won’t
of good ideas that for some reason won’t make it out there you want to know why
make it out there you want to know why
make it out there you want to know why because we don’t put them out there they
because we don’t put them out there they
because we don’t put them out there they stay with us we don’t communicate them
stay with us we don’t communicate them
stay with us we don’t communicate them the problem is not just with the ideas
the problem is not just with the ideas
the problem is not just with the ideas but also with us inventors we tend to
but also with us inventors we tend to
but also with us inventors we tend to abandon our ideas because we don’t have
abandon our ideas because we don’t have
abandon our ideas because we don’t have enough confidence or immediate interest
enough confidence or immediate interest
enough confidence or immediate interest in them or we tend to possess them and
in them or we tend to possess them and
in them or we tend to possess them and lock them up because we think there are
lock them up because we think there are
lock them up because we think there are two precious and there’s no other
two precious and there’s no other
two precious and there’s no other options really academic publications are
options really academic publications are
options really academic publications are too time-consuming and extremely narrow
too time-consuming and extremely narrow
too time-consuming and extremely narrow for these types of ideas and patenting
for these types of ideas and patenting
for these types of ideas and patenting is too expensive so I turn to online
is too expensive so I turn to online
is too expensive so I turn to online platforms and tried using blogs and
platforms and tried using blogs and
platforms and tried using blogs and YouTube and TEDx talks but none of them
YouTube and TEDx talks but none of them
YouTube and TEDx talks but none of them work as efficiently as I wanted them to
work as efficiently as I wanted them to
work as efficiently as I wanted them to all of these platforms requires a lot of
all of these platforms requires a lot of
all of these platforms requires a lot of production at all of lights and cameras
production at all of lights and cameras
production at all of lights and cameras and all these people behind the scene
and all these people behind the scene
and all these people behind the scene editing to convey a single idea this
editing to convey a single idea this
editing to convey a single idea this lengthy production puts a lot of
lengthy production puts a lot of
lengthy production puts a lot of pressure on the ID ater so I was losing
pressure on the ID ater so I was losing
pressure on the ID ater so I was losing hope on this I have a busy job I mean I
hope on this I have a busy job I mean I
hope on this I have a busy job I mean I have to do actual research and I
have to do actual research and I
have to do actual research and I couldn’t afford to spend this much time
couldn’t afford to spend this much time
couldn’t afford to spend this much time on each idea until one night as I was
on each idea until one night as I was
on each idea until one night as I was going through my older ideas thick
going through my older ideas thick
going through my older ideas thick sketchbooks I saw this design from 1999
sketchbooks I saw this design from 1999
sketchbooks I saw this design from 1999 it was an apparatus that was supposed to
it was an apparatus that was supposed to
it was an apparatus that was supposed to let me see my gameboy color screen in 3d
let me see my gameboy color screen in 3d
let me see my gameboy color screen in 3d through stereo vision this was basically
through stereo vision this was basically
through stereo vision this was basically my first version of virtual reality
my first version of virtual reality
my first version of virtual reality headset at the age of 16 which by the
headset at the age of 16 which by the
headset at the age of 16 which by the way wouldn’t work because there was no
way wouldn’t work because there was no
way wouldn’t work because there was no parallax in the scene but the fact that
parallax in the scene but the fact that
parallax in the scene but the fact that I could look at this one picture and
I could look at this one picture and
I could look at this one picture and understand an idea from 17 years ago
understand an idea from 17 years ago
understand an idea from 17 years ago just hit me I was like hmm a picture is
just hit me I was like hmm a picture is
just hit me I was like hmm a picture is worth a thousand words what if it could
worth a thousand words what if it could
worth a thousand words what if it could fit
fit
fit every idea into one picture one
every idea into one picture one
every idea into one picture one beautiful comprehensive sketch that says
beautiful comprehensive sketch that says
beautiful comprehensive sketch that says it all sounded like a great idea I
it all sounded like a great idea I
it all sounded like a great idea I immediately started to build up my
immediately started to build up my
immediately started to build up my sketching skills over the weekends
sketching skills over the weekends
sketching skills over the weekends thanks to online tutorials i went from
thanks to online tutorials i went from
thanks to online tutorials i went from something like this to something like
something like this to something like
something like this to something like this in about a year then i started to
this in about a year then i started to
this in about a year then i started to get connected to other concept artists
get connected to other concept artists
get connected to other concept artists online and discover this amazing
online and discover this amazing
online and discover this amazing platform called computer graphics
platform called computer graphics
platform called computer graphics society or cg society this is an online
society or cg society this is an online
society or cg society this is an online platforms that allows million self
platforms that allows million self
platforms that allows million self concept artists around the world to
concept artists around the world to
concept artists around the world to share their illustrations with each
share their illustrations with each
share their illustrations with each other in high resolutions this is a
other in high resolutions this is a
other in high resolutions this is a great website for artistic studies it’s
great website for artistic studies it’s
great website for artistic studies it’s full of cool pictures of aliens and
full of cool pictures of aliens and
full of cool pictures of aliens and robots but there’s not much science
robots but there’s not much science
robots but there’s not much science going on here really and that’s exactly
going on here really and that’s exactly
going on here really and that’s exactly what i want to change together with cg
what i want to change together with cg
what i want to change together with cg society we basically want to bring the
society we basically want to bring the
society we basically want to bring the brains of MIT to the hands of marvel
brains of MIT to the hands of marvel
brains of MIT to the hands of marvel studio artists how cool is that the
studio artists how cool is that the
studio artists how cool is that the result is what we call the imaginarium
result is what we call the imaginarium
result is what we call the imaginarium of technology a place where engineering
of technology a place where engineering
of technology a place where engineering ideas can come to life and inspire this
ideas can come to life and inspire this
ideas can come to life and inspire this platform allows you to match up with an
platform allows you to match up with an
platform allows you to match up with an artist so you can either upload your
artist so you can either upload your
artist so you can either upload your idea in the form of an illustration or
idea in the form of an illustration or
idea in the form of an illustration or you can describe it an artist to have it
you can describe it an artist to have it
you can describe it an artist to have it Illustrated the ideas are tagged and
Illustrated the ideas are tagged and
Illustrated the ideas are tagged and organized into this gallery of sketches
organized into this gallery of sketches
organized into this gallery of sketches as you can see here so these are my
as you can see here so these are my
as you can see here so these are my ideas for example and if you’re
ideas for example and if you’re
ideas for example and if you’re interested in any of them can just click
interested in any of them can just click
interested in any of them can just click on it and learn more about it or you can
on it and learn more about it or you can
on it and learn more about it or you can start a conversation with the creator of
start a conversation with the creator of
start a conversation with the creator of the idea some of these ideas are
the idea some of these ideas are
the idea some of these ideas are published online immediately the others
published online immediately the others
published online immediately the others are cherry picked by a panel of artists
are cherry picked by a panel of artists
are cherry picked by a panel of artists and scientists from Marvel Studios and
and scientists from Marvel Studios and
and scientists from Marvel Studios and MIT these selected ideas are then
MIT these selected ideas are then
MIT these selected ideas are then showcased in events such as this one or
showcased in events such as this one or
showcased in events such as this one or MIT members week where there are a lot
MIT members week where there are a lot
MIT members week where there are a lot of companies present this gives these
of companies present this gives these
of companies present this gives these poor ideas the chance to reach the right
poor ideas the chance to reach the right
poor ideas the chance to reach the right people each idea has a unique ID so who
people each idea has a unique ID so who
people each idea has a unique ID so who is interested can directly contact the
is interested can directly contact the
is interested can directly contact the creator and endorse the idea based on a
creator and endorse the idea based on a
creator and endorse the idea based on a mutual agreement so far we have had
mutual agreement so far we have had
mutual agreement so far we have had three idea exhibitions on topics such as
three idea exhibitions on topics such as
three idea exhibitions on topics such as autonomous cars and virtual reality and
autonomous cars and virtual reality and
autonomous cars and virtual reality and these idea exhibitions have been
these idea exhibitions have been
these idea exhibitions have been received amazingly well because pictures
received amazingly well because pictures
received amazingly well because pictures are powerful and they can go even beyond
are powerful and they can go even beyond
are powerful and they can go even beyond the language barrier yes if you’re a
the language barrier yes if you’re a
the language barrier yes if you’re a company with IP sensitive materials or
company with IP sensitive materials or
company with IP sensitive materials or if you have a conflict of interest then
if you have a conflict of interest then
if you have a conflict of interest then this might not be the right platform for
this might not be the right platform for
this might not be the right platform for you but if you’re a creative individual
you but if you’re a creative individual
you but if you’re a creative individual trying to impact the world by
trying to impact the world by
trying to impact the world by resurrecting some of your ideas let me
resurrecting some of your ideas let me
resurrecting some of your ideas let me assure you that this is the best place
assure you that this is the best place
assure you that this is the best place to put those ideas into some use ok I’ve
to put those ideas into some use ok I’ve
to put those ideas into some use ok I’ve been talking about 10 minutes now to
been talking about 10 minutes now to
been talking about 10 minutes now to convey to you one idea of the
convey to you one idea of the
convey to you one idea of the imaginarium of Technology in the tell
imaginarium of Technology in the tell
imaginarium of Technology in the tell format now I will take one minute to
format now I will take one minute to
format now I will take one minute to give you two ideas in the form of two
give you two ideas in the form of two
give you two ideas in the form of two pictures two pictures that can make an
pictures two pictures that can make an
pictures two pictures that can make an impact and potentially save lives this
impact and potentially save lives this
impact and potentially save lives this is to show you how powerful the art and
is to show you how powerful the art and
is to show you how powerful the art and science can be hand in hand are you
science can be hand in hand are you
science can be hand in hand are you ready for this this is the infinity
ready for this this is the infinity
ready for this this is the infinity ladder it’s a rollable ladder that is
ladder it’s a rollable ladder that is
ladder it’s a rollable ladder that is stretched out but it’s by a set of
stretched out but it’s by a set of
stretched out but it’s by a set of drones so the drones fly up to the wall
drones so the drones fly up to the wall
drones so the drones fly up to the wall and lashed to the top of the wall and
and lashed to the top of the wall and
and lashed to the top of the wall and then you can climb up the stretched out
then you can climb up the stretched out
then you can climb up the stretched out ladder the tagline reads no balls can
ladder the tagline reads no balls can
ladder the tagline reads no balls can ever stop humans again simple
ever stop humans again simple
ever stop humans again simple engineering people here’s the centimeter
engineering people here’s the centimeter
engineering people here’s the centimeter sized robotic pill that stays in your
sized robotic pill that stays in your
sized robotic pill that stays in your stomach and is charged wirelessly some
stomach and is charged wirelessly some
stomach and is charged wirelessly some future is predicted we will have Mike
future is predicted we will have Mike
future is predicted we will have Mike robot injected hope to our bloodstream
robot injected hope to our bloodstream
robot injected hope to our bloodstream but being an engineer I think that’s
but being an engineer I think that’s
but being an engineer I think that’s far-fetched I think this is more
far-fetched I think this is more
far-fetched I think this is more practical solution for merging with
practical solution for merging with
practical solution for merging with machines or whatever that is so these
machines or whatever that is so these
machines or whatever that is so these robots filter out the excessive toxins
robots filter out the excessive toxins
robots filter out the excessive toxins and things like fat and sugar that is in
and things like fat and sugar that is in
and things like fat and sugar that is in your diet so in the future you can feel
your diet so in the future you can feel
your diet so in the future you can feel less guilty when bite into your burger
less guilty when bite into your burger
less guilty when bite into your burger the tagline reads every diet is perfect
the tagline reads every diet is perfect
the tagline reads every diet is perfect I think someone somewhere should work on
I think someone somewhere should work on
I think someone somewhere should work on these ideas but I cannot suddenly Qui
these ideas but I cannot suddenly Qui
these ideas but I cannot suddenly Qui my job and start falling all of these
my job and start falling all of these
my job and start falling all of these random ideas I think you get the point
random ideas I think you get the point
random ideas I think you get the point now I want to thank everyone who jumped
now I want to thank everyone who jumped
now I want to thank everyone who jumped on board with me and made this possible
on board with me and made this possible
on board with me and made this possible this is really a call to my fellow
this is really a call to my fellow
this is really a call to my fellow scientists and artists don’t let your
scientists and artists don’t let your
scientists and artists don’t let your ideas die don’t just draw a random
ideas die don’t just draw a random
ideas die don’t just draw a random monsters and aliens let us come together
monsters and aliens let us come together
monsters and aliens let us come together and communicate something at the peak of
and communicate something at the peak of
and communicate something at the peak of intellectual value something that is
intellectual value something that is
intellectual value something that is both beautiful and functional let us
both beautiful and functional let us
both beautiful and functional let us take a second look at ideas not worth
take a second look at ideas not worth
take a second look at ideas not worth spreading thank you
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