[Music] I’m a welder I use electricity to melt
I’m a welder I use electricity to melt
I’m a welder I use electricity to melt pieces of metal together and I used to
pieces of metal together and I used to
pieces of metal together and I used to work for an aerospace manufacturer that
work for an aerospace manufacturer that
work for an aerospace manufacturer that made jet engines and I welded for him
made jet engines and I welded for him
made jet engines and I welded for him and I was one of those employees that
and I was one of those employees that
and I was one of those employees that took a lot of pride in my work I was
took a lot of pride in my work I was
took a lot of pride in my work I was good and I knew it
good and I knew it
good and I knew it I came in early every day my welds
I came in early every day my welds
I came in early every day my welds looked beautiful you could hang them up
looked beautiful you could hang them up
looked beautiful you could hang them up like they were artwork and I always did
like they were artwork and I always did
like they were artwork and I always did my best but my best wasn’t good enough
my best but my best wasn’t good enough
my best but my best wasn’t good enough and I was replaced and whether I want to
and I was replaced and whether I want to
and I was replaced and whether I want to admit it or not my replacement was a
admit it or not my replacement was a
admit it or not my replacement was a better welder than I was my replacement
better welder than I was my replacement
better welder than I was my replacement could weld faster more consistently and
could weld faster more consistently and
could weld faster more consistently and my replacement wasn’t just there early
my replacement wasn’t just there early
my replacement wasn’t just there early my replacement was there all the time
my replacement was there all the time
my replacement was there all the time because my replacement was a robot but
because my replacement was a robot but
because my replacement was a robot but that was years ago and today I’m not
that was years ago and today I’m not
that was years ago and today I’m not just a welder today I’m a robotic
just a welder today I’m a robotic
just a welder today I’m a robotic engineer and I’m developing robots that
engineer and I’m developing robots that
engineer and I’m developing robots that displace other people the same way those
displace other people the same way those
displace other people the same way those welding robots did to me and I’m seeing
welding robots did to me and I’m seeing
welding robots did to me and I’m seeing something change I’m seeing a difference
something change I’m seeing a difference
something change I’m seeing a difference because the robots that are being
because the robots that are being
because the robots that are being developed now are smarter and looking
developed now are smarter and looking
developed now are smarter and looking back on my own journey I can see some
back on my own journey I can see some
back on my own journey I can see some similarities or some critical aspects
similarities or some critical aspects
similarities or some critical aspects that I want to share with you you see I
that I want to share with you you see I
that I want to share with you you see I wanted to find out about how this scrap
wanted to find out about how this scrap
wanted to find out about how this scrap of metal this motors and computer could
of metal this motors and computer could
of metal this motors and computer could do something better than I could do on
do something better than I could do on
do something better than I could do on my best days so I started learning
my best days so I started learning
my best days so I started learning something new I was practicing learning
something new I was practicing learning
something new I was practicing learning something new every day and I bought a
something new every day and I bought a
something new every day and I bought a microcontroller and I started teaching
microcontroller and I started teaching
microcontroller and I started teaching myself how to program and I also started
myself how to program and I also started
myself how to program and I also started going back to school for engineering I
going back to school for engineering I
going back to school for engineering I had to find out something to do and when
had to find out something to do and when
had to find out something to do and when I was going back to school I was running
I was going back to school I was running
I was going back to school I was running a small welding business and somebody
a small welding business and somebody
a small welding business and somebody approached me and asked me to do some
approached me and asked me to do some
approached me and asked me to do some welding for him they asked me to build
welding for him they asked me to build
welding for him they asked me to build this frame on the back of a golf cart I
this frame on the back of a golf cart I
this frame on the back of a golf cart I had no idea what it was and once again
had no idea what it was and once again
had no idea what it was and once again my curiosity was piqued I wanted to
my curiosity was piqued I wanted to
my curiosity was piqued I wanted to learn something new and I found out that
learn something new and I found out that
learn something new and I found out that they were gonna tow somebody from a golf
they were gonna tow somebody from a golf
they were gonna tow somebody from a golf cart they were actually gonna pull
cart they were actually gonna pull
cart they were actually gonna pull somebody and make them run 15 miles an
somebody and make them run 15 miles an
somebody and make them run 15 miles an hour and measure the force that it took
hour and measure the force that it took
hour and measure the force that it took to do that I also learned that this was
to do that I also learned that this was
to do that I also learned that this was part of a larger military robotics
part of a larger military robotics
part of a larger military robotics project called 4mm
project called 4mm
project called 4mm where the military wanted to make super
where the military wanted to make super
where the military wanted to make super soldiers that were capable of running a
soldiers that were capable of running a
soldiers that were capable of running a four-minute mile it also turned out that
four-minute mile it also turned out that
four-minute mile it also turned out that the researcher that asked me to do that
the researcher that asked me to do that
the researcher that asked me to do that welding he was here from France on a
welding he was here from France on a
welding he was here from France on a visa and his visa was about to expire so
visa and his visa was about to expire so
visa and his visa was about to expire so through a turn of events I ended up
through a turn of events I ended up
through a turn of events I ended up developing the world’s first robotic
developing the world’s first robotic
developing the world’s first robotic exoskeleton that’s actually capable of
exoskeleton that’s actually capable of
exoskeleton that’s actually capable of augmenting your human capabilities
augmenting your human capabilities
augmenting your human capabilities making it easier to run and now this
making it easier to run and now this
making it easier to run and now this robot is smart but that’s not what I’m
robot is smart but that’s not what I’m
robot is smart but that’s not what I’m talking about the robot was capable of
talking about the robot was capable of
talking about the robot was capable of knowing your motions and understanding
knowing your motions and understanding
knowing your motions and understanding its environment to help you not hurt you
its environment to help you not hurt you
its environment to help you not hurt you but in order to understand what I’m
but in order to understand what I’m
but in order to understand what I’m really talking about with robots getting
really talking about with robots getting
really talking about with robots getting smart we need to talk about what a robot
smart we need to talk about what a robot
smart we need to talk about what a robot is and when I say robot many of you
is and when I say robot many of you
is and when I say robot many of you probably think something like this a
probably think something like this a
probably think something like this a vacuum that goes around cleaning your
vacuum that goes around cleaning your
vacuum that goes around cleaning your floor or maybe something you’ve seen in
floor or maybe something you’ve seen in
floor or maybe something you’ve seen in a movie or maybe you don’t really know
a movie or maybe you don’t really know
a movie or maybe you don’t really know what a robot is but it’s so much more
what a robot is but it’s so much more
what a robot is but it’s so much more than that because the truth is any one
than that because the truth is any one
than that because the truth is any one of us could go down to a dealership
of us could go down to a dealership
of us could go down to a dealership today and drive home a robot the cars of
today and drive home a robot the cars of
today and drive home a robot the cars of today are capable of knowing what Lane
today are capable of knowing what Lane
today are capable of knowing what Lane you’re in augmenting your driving
you’re in augmenting your driving
you’re in augmenting your driving capability preventing you from getting
capability preventing you from getting
capability preventing you from getting into a wreck by all means that’s a robot
into a wreck by all means that’s a robot
into a wreck by all means that’s a robot right in fact what many of you have
right in fact what many of you have
right in fact what many of you have brought with you today
brought with you today
brought with you today I would consider a robot as well your
I would consider a robot as well your
I would consider a robot as well your phones are capable of processing data
phones are capable of processing data
phones are capable of processing data capable of controlling your house your
capable of controlling your house your
capable of controlling your house your thermostat your lights and if a phone
thermostat your lights and if a phone
thermostat your lights and if a phone can be a robot then how about software
can be a robot then how about software
can be a robot then how about software you know companies are utilizing big
you know companies are utilizing big
you know companies are utilizing big data processing millions of data points
data processing millions of data points
data processing millions of data points faster than a human could ever do to
faster than a human could ever do to
faster than a human could ever do to spit out answers to spit out information
spit out answers to spit out information
spit out answers to spit out information they’re using this capability in ways
they’re using this capability in ways
they’re using this capability in ways we’ve never imagined in fact your phone
we’ve never imagined in fact your phone
we’ve never imagined in fact your phone is probably capable of unlocking based
is probably capable of unlocking based
is probably capable of unlocking based on facial recognition and Google is even
on facial recognition and Google is even
on facial recognition and Google is even using the same technology to generate
using the same technology to generate
using the same technology to generate keywords to recognize certain artifacts
keywords to recognize certain artifacts
keywords to recognize certain artifacts and I know what you all like to do on
and I know what you all like to do on
and I know what you all like to do on the internet and that recognition is
the internet and that recognition is
the internet and that recognition is actually being used for Kitty
actually being used for Kitty
actually being used for Kitty recognition as well but what does that
recognition as well but what does that
recognition as well but what does that mean it means that there’s no finite
mean it means that there’s no finite
mean it means that there’s no finite definition of a robot because robotics
definition of a robot because robotics
definition of a robot because robotics is changing all the time we’re coming up
is changing all the time we’re coming up
is changing all the time we’re coming up with new ways to utilize robotics but
with new ways to utilize robotics but
with new ways to utilize robotics but that’s not even what it’s about
that’s not even what it’s about
that’s not even what it’s about you see I work for one of the world’s
you see I work for one of the world’s
you see I work for one of the world’s largest aviation manufacturers I work in
largest aviation manufacturers I work in
largest aviation manufacturers I work in research and development and one of my
research and development and one of my
research and development and one of my customers is the military they deep
customers is the military they deep
customers is the military they deep paint aircraft they actually have to go
paint aircraft they actually have to go
paint aircraft they actually have to go and sand these aircraft and remove the
and sand these aircraft and remove the
and sand these aircraft and remove the paint to see what’s underneath make sure
paint to see what’s underneath make sure
paint to see what’s underneath make sure the plane is still air worthy and the
the plane is still air worthy and the
the plane is still air worthy and the robots that I’m developing we’re using
robots that I’m developing we’re using
robots that I’m developing we’re using industry it’s not just me doing this but
industry it’s not just me doing this but
industry it’s not just me doing this but we have a robot that we’re developing
we have a robot that we’re developing
we have a robot that we’re developing they can go up to a plane not just a
they can go up to a plane not just a
they can go up to a plane not just a particular plane but any plane and what
particular plane but any plane and what
particular plane but any plane and what would normally take 30 to 40,000 hours
would normally take 30 to 40,000 hours
would normally take 30 to 40,000 hours to program can be done by the robot
to program can be done by the robot
to program can be done by the robot itself in under a minute the robot is
itself in under a minute the robot is
itself in under a minute the robot is capable of programming itself this is
capable of programming itself this is
capable of programming itself this is the change that I’m talking about robots
the change that I’m talking about robots
the change that I’m talking about robots are getting smarter and it’s applicable
are getting smarter and it’s applicable
are getting smarter and it’s applicable in so many ways that we can’t even
in so many ways that we can’t even
in so many ways that we can’t even imagine where it can be applied but
imagine where it can be applied but
imagine where it can be applied but what’s critical is that’s something that
what’s critical is that’s something that
what’s critical is that’s something that we can do as humans right now we can get
we can do as humans right now we can get
we can do as humans right now we can get smarter right in fact that technology
smarter right in fact that technology
smarter right in fact that technology that’s being used to identify kittens
that’s being used to identify kittens
that’s being used to identify kittens for your browsing pleasure is also being
for your browsing pleasure is also being
for your browsing pleasure is also being used to identify abnormalities and
used to identify abnormalities and
used to identify abnormalities and x-rays that’s happening right now
x-rays that’s happening right now
x-rays that’s happening right now somebody that went to school is a
somebody that went to school is a
somebody that went to school is a radiologist and thinks that they are
radiologist and thinks that they are
radiologist and thinks that they are perfectly secure there’s technologies
perfectly secure there’s technologies
perfectly secure there’s technologies branching out in so many different ways
branching out in so many different ways
branching out in so many different ways and when you think about the long-term
and when you think about the long-term
and when you think about the long-term effects of it when you go to the
effects of it when you go to the
effects of it when you go to the hospital and your radiologist is looking
hospital and your radiologist is looking
hospital and your radiologist is looking at some x-ray that you have to determine
at some x-ray that you have to determine
at some x-ray that you have to determine what’s wrong with you and they’ve worked
what’s wrong with you and they’ve worked
what’s wrong with you and they’ve worked a 12-hour shift and they’re tired and
a 12-hour shift and they’re tired and
a 12-hour shift and they’re tired and they’re fatigued well guess what robots
they’re fatigued well guess what robots
they’re fatigued well guess what robots don’t get fatigued they get better and
don’t get fatigued they get better and
don’t get fatigued they get better and those sanding robots that I’m working on
those sanding robots that I’m working on
those sanding robots that I’m working on it’s actually being driven based on
it’s actually being driven based on
it’s actually being driven based on economics the workers that do that work
economics the workers that do that work
economics the workers that do that work right now sand with heavy Sanders over
right now sand with heavy Sanders over
right now sand with heavy Sanders over their head all day rotator like rips are
their head all day rotator like rips are
their head all day rotator like rips are the most common issue and they’re
the most common issue and they’re
the most common issue and they’re breathing cancerous causing hexavalent
breathing cancerous causing hexavalent
breathing cancerous causing hexavalent chromium the point is is that robots are
chromium the point is is that robots are
chromium the point is is that robots are going to impact each and every one of
going to impact each and every one of
going to impact each and every one of our lives surgeons will be able to
our lives surgeons will be able to
our lives surgeons will be able to operate across the globe they already
operate across the globe they already
operate across the globe they already are using this technology but the real
are using this technology but the real
are using this technology but the real key point here is that it doesn’t mean
key point here is that it doesn’t mean
key point here is that it doesn’t mean that jobs are just going to disappear
that jobs are just going to disappear
that jobs are just going to disappear Amazon has
Amazon has
Amazon has recently invested nearly three-quarters
recently invested nearly three-quarters
recently invested nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars in the robotics but
of a billion dollars in the robotics but
of a billion dollars in the robotics but they’ve also created a hundred thousand
they’ve also created a hundred thousand
they’ve also created a hundred thousand new jobs but those jobs are highly
new jobs but those jobs are highly
new jobs but those jobs are highly technical skilled jobs you see what this
technical skilled jobs you see what this
technical skilled jobs you see what this means is that we all have a chance to
means is that we all have a chance to
means is that we all have a chance to learn something new and just like my
learn something new and just like my
learn something new and just like my story
story
story a welder learning robotics a robotic
a welder learning robotics a robotic
a welder learning robotics a robotic engineer learning how to give a talk in
engineer learning how to give a talk in
engineer learning how to give a talk in front of thousands of people we never
front of thousands of people we never
front of thousands of people we never know what opportunities are going to
know what opportunities are going to
know what opportunities are going to come from it I’m not saying you need to
come from it I’m not saying you need to
come from it I’m not saying you need to go learn about robotics I’m saying you
go learn about robotics I’m saying you
go learn about robotics I’m saying you need to learn something you need to push
need to learn something you need to push
need to learn something you need to push yourself outside of that comfort zone
yourself outside of that comfort zone
yourself outside of that comfort zone because then you will create
because then you will create
because then you will create opportunities you control your own luck
opportunities you control your own luck
opportunities you control your own luck and whether you’re retired or young
and whether you’re retired or young
and whether you’re retired or young especially if you’re retired it’s your
especially if you’re retired it’s your
especially if you’re retired it’s your duty to make sure that the new
duty to make sure that the new
duty to make sure that the new generations the younger generations get
generations the younger generations get
generations the younger generations get to this sooner get to learn things
to this sooner get to learn things
to this sooner get to learn things because it’s going to impact them so
because it’s going to impact them so
because it’s going to impact them so much more even restaurants are opening
much more even restaurants are opening
much more even restaurants are opening up fully autonomously they literally
up fully autonomously they literally
up fully autonomously they literally have robotic chefs or robotic bartenders
have robotic chefs or robotic bartenders
have robotic chefs or robotic bartenders jobs that new normal students would use
jobs that new normal students would use
jobs that new normal students would use to put themselves through school I think
to put themselves through school I think
to put themselves through school I think the main thing that I want you to take
the main thing that I want you to take
the main thing that I want you to take away from this is that today my robots
away from this is that today my robots
away from this is that today my robots learn something new what did you learn
learn something new what did you learn
learn something new what did you learn thank you
thank you
thank you [Music]
you
you [Music]
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