Squishy Robot Fingers: A Breakthrough for Underwater Science | National Geographic

we’re in the northern part of the Red

we’re in the northern part of the Red Sea and the reason we’re here is we’re

Sea and the reason we’re here is we’re

Sea and the reason we’re here is we’re trying to test out our squishy robot

trying to test out our squishy robot

trying to test out our squishy robot fingers for the for the first time in a

fingers for the for the first time in a

fingers for the for the first time in a real so we tested these squishy fingers

real so we tested these squishy fingers

real so we tested these squishy fingers in a swimming pool and now we wanted to

in a swimming pool and now we wanted to

in a swimming pool and now we wanted to put them to the true test we wanted to

put them to the true test we wanted to

put them to the true test we wanted to try them underwater in one of the

try them underwater in one of the

try them underwater in one of the richest oral environments that we have

squishy fingers are making a robot hand

squishy fingers are making a robot hand making it out of rubber the idea came up

making it out of rubber the idea came up

making it out of rubber the idea came up when I’m that’s David and he showed me

when I’m that’s David and he showed me

when I’m that’s David and he showed me these fantastic videos of him you know

these fantastic videos of him you know

these fantastic videos of him you know going underwater with his robots but the

going underwater with his robots but the

going underwater with his robots but the hands that he was using were meant for

hands that he was using were meant for

hands that he was using were meant for oil exploration and so they were

oil exploration and so they were

oil exploration and so they were basically just destroying everything

basically just destroying everything

basically just destroying everything that they touched so I said you know

that they touched so I said you know

that they touched so I said you know what we can make

what we can make

what we can make squishy fingers it’s a nice grip not I

squishy fingers it’s a nice grip not I

squishy fingers it’s a nice grip not I think this is gonna work great this area

think this is gonna work great this area

think this is gonna work great this area here is one of the richest coral

here is one of the richest coral

here is one of the richest coral environments that we have these squishy

environments that we have these squishy

environments that we have these squishy fingers do work well on land but do they

fingers do work well on land but do they

fingers do work well on land but do they work well under the water we’re gonna

work well under the water we’re gonna

work well under the water we’re gonna find out soon

we can grab that that’ll be interesting

we can grab that that’ll be interesting cuz it’s very looks very fragile

oh I do it grab it you’re in there

oh I do it grab it you’re in there swishy roll my fingers

from this we could do the entire genome

from this we could do the entire genome we could sequence out proteins this is

we could sequence out proteins this is

we could sequence out proteins this is all we need it’s super exciting I mean

all we need it’s super exciting I mean

all we need it’s super exciting I mean we’re basically in the first steps but

we’re basically in the first steps but

we’re basically in the first steps but you could just see just the amount of

you could just see just the amount of

you could just see just the amount of potential that they have