A swarm of mini drones makes ... magic!
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0:03 - 0:10So, I have a background
in technology and magic. -
0:10 - 0:13And magicians are interesting.
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0:13 - 0:17Their illusions accomplish
what technology cannot. -
0:18 - 0:21But what happens when
the technology of the day -
0:22 - 0:24seems almost magical?
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0:25 - 0:28What happens when you can do this?
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0:29 - 0:32(Music)
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0:47 - 0:49Now, 100 years ago,
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0:49 - 0:51that would have been
the magic of levitation. -
0:51 - 0:54Is it possible to create illusions
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0:54 - 1:00in a world where technology
makes anything possible? -
1:00 - 1:01Jump!
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1:01 - 1:03Now, if you know how the trick is done,
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1:03 - 1:05where is the illusion?
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1:05 - 1:10But still, our imagination
is more powerful than our reasoning, -
1:10 - 1:16and it's easy to attribute
personality to machines. -
1:16 - 1:19These are quadcopters.
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1:19 - 1:22But they are more than
mechanical flying machines. -
1:23 - 1:25They analyze the environment around them
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1:25 - 1:29and react to everything I do.
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1:29 - 1:36At once, algorithms allow these autonomous
machines to fly in close formation, -
1:36 - 1:38aware of each other
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1:38 - 1:39and aware of me --
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1:39 - 1:43mathematics that can
be mistaken for intelligence, -
1:43 - 1:47and intelligence for personality.
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1:48 - 1:50Anthropomorphism: that's the illusion,
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1:50 - 1:53an illusion created by technology
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1:53 - 1:58and embroidered by our imagination
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1:58 - 2:03to become an intelligent flying robot,
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2:03 - 2:07a machine that appears to be alive.
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2:07 - 2:11(Music plays
"Close Encounters of the Third Kind") -
2:15 - 2:16(Quadcopters make tones)
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2:16 - 2:18I think they say, "Hello."
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2:18 - 2:20Hey guys! Come on.
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2:21 - 2:24And time to land.
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2:25 - 2:26And that's it.
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2:26 - 2:28Thank you.
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2:28 - 2:31(Applause)
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2:33 - 2:37OK, guys, time to go home.
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2:37 - 2:39Everybody in here.
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2:39 - 2:43Come on, everybody, quickly, quickly.
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2:43 - 2:46No pushing, everybody can fit.
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2:46 - 2:49There you go, a little bit to the left,
a little bit to the right. -
2:49 - 2:52Come on, everybody, everybody,
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2:52 - 2:54and ... good job!
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2:54 - 2:55(Cheers)
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2:55 - 2:57Thank you.
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2:57 - 2:59(Applause)
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3:02 - 3:03Thank you.
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3:03 - 3:06(Applause)
- Title:
- A swarm of mini drones makes ... magic!
- Speaker:
- Marco Tempest
- Description:
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Leading a swarm of small, buzzing flying machines, techno-magician Marco Tempest orchestrates a "cyber illusion" that will have you asking yourself: Was that science or magic?
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- closed TED
- Project:
- TEDTalks
- Duration:
- 03:20
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