ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Heather Knight - Roboticist
Heather Knight runs Marilyn Monrobot, which creates socially intelligent robot performances and sensor-based electronic art. (and she helped build the amazing Rube Goldberg machine for OK Go’s “This Too Shall Pass.")

Why you should listen

Heather Knight is conducting her doctoral research at the intersection of robotics and entertainment at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute. She runs Marilyn Monrobot in New York, where she and her cohort create “charismatic machine performances.” As she describes it: “In one example, robot and human actors will perform the same script and basic set of actions, but each time vary the emotional and social content of those interactions. This variation will ... allow the general public to craft and hone robot personalities.”

Her installations have been featured at the Smithsonian-Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, LACMA, SIGGRAPH, PopTech and the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy. Her past work also includes robotics and instrumentation at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, interactive installations with Syyn Labs (including the award- winning Rube Goldberg machine music video with OK Go), and sensor design at Aldebaran Robotics. She was recently named Assistant Director of Robotics at Humanity+.

More profile about the speaker
Heather Knight | Speaker | TED.com
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Heather Knight: Silicon-based comedy

Heather Knight: Komedija na silikonskoj osnovi

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U ovoj demonstraciji, prvoj svoje vrste, Heather Knight nam predstavlja Datu, robota stand-up komičara koji radi puno više od izbacivanja kratkih dosjetki -- on prikuplja povratne informacije od publike (koristeći software kojega su zajednički razvili Scott Satkin i Varun Ramakrishna na CMU) i ugođava svoj nastup prema reakcijama publike. Je li ovo uključeno?
- Roboticist
Heather Knight runs Marilyn Monrobot, which creates socially intelligent robot performances and sensor-based electronic art. (and she helped build the amazing Rube Goldberg machine for OK Go’s “This Too Shall Pass.") Full bio

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Some of the greatestnajveći innovationsinovacije
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and developmentsrazvoj in the worldsvijet
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i razvoja u svijetu
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oftenčesto happendogoditi se at the intersectionkrižanje of two fieldspolja.
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često se dogode na presjeku dvaju polja.
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So tonightvečeras I'd like to tell you
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about the intersectionkrižanje that I'm mostnajviše exciteduzbuđen about at this very momenttrenutak,
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o presjeku koji mene trenutno najviše oduševljava,
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whichkoji is entertainmentZabava and roboticsRobotika.
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a to su zabava i robotika.
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So if we're tryingtežak to make robotsroboti
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Ako pokušavamo napraviti robote
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that can be more expressiveizražajne
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koji mogu biti izražajniji
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and that can connectSpojiti better with us in societydruštvo,
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i bolje se povezati s nama u društvu,
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maybe we should look to some of the humanljudski professionalsprofesionalci
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možda bismo trebali pogledati neke profesionalce
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of artificialUmjetna emotionemocija and personalityosoba
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umjetnih emocija i osobnosti
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that occurdoći in the dramaticdramatičan artsumjetnost.
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kakve se pojavljuju u dramskim umjetnostima.
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I'm alsotakođer interestedzainteresiran in creatingstvaranje newnovi technologiestehnologije for the artsumjetnost
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Također sam zainteresirana stvoriti nove tehnologije za umjetnost
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and to attractprivući people
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i približiti ljude
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to scienceznanost and technologytehnologija.
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znanosti i tehnologiji.
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Some people in the last decadedesetljeće or two
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U posljednjem desetljeću ili tako nešto neki su
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have startedpočeo creatingstvaranje artworkilustracije with technologytehnologija.
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počeli stvarati umjetnička djela pomoću tehnologije.
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With my newnovi venturepothvat, MarilynMarilyn MonrobotMonrobot,
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S mojim novim pothvatom, Marilyn Monrobotom,
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I would like to use artumjetnost to createstvoriti techtech.
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voljela bih koristiti umjetnost da stvorim tehnologiju.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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(Smijeh)
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So we're basedzasnovan in NewNovi YorkYork CityGrad.
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Sjedište nam je u New Yorku.
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And if you're a performerIzvođač that wants to collaboratesurađivati
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I ako ste izvođač koji želi suradnju
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with an adorabledivan robotrobot,
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s dražesnim robotom,
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or if you have a robotrobot that needspotrebe entertainmentZabava representationprikaz,
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ili ako imate robota koji treba zastupanje u industriji zabave,
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please contactkontakt me, the Bot-AgentBot-Agent.
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javite se meni, agentu za botove.
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The botbot, our risingrastući celebritypoznata ličnost,
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Bot, naša zvijezda u usponu,
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alsotakođer has his ownvlastiti TwitterTwitter accountračun: @robotinthewildrobotinthewild.
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ima i vlastiti Twitter račun: @robotinthewild.
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I'd like to introducepredstaviti you to one of our first robotsroboti, DataPodataka.
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Pa bih vam voljela predstaviti jednog od naših prvih robota, Datu.
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He's namedpod nazivom after the StarZvijezda TrekTrek characterlik.
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Ime je dobio po liku iz Zvjezdanih staza.
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I think he's going to be supersuper popularpopularan.
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Mislim da će biti super popularan.
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We'veMoramo got the robotrobot --
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Imamo robota --
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in his headglava is a databasebaza podataka of a lot of jokesVicevi.
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u njegovoj glavi je baza podataka s mnogo viceva.
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Now eachsvaki of these jokesVicevi is labeleds oznakom with certainsiguran attributesatributi.
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Svaki od tih viceva je označen određenim atributima.
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So it knowszna something about the subjectpredmet; it knowszna about the lengthdužina.
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Robot zna nešto o temi, zna duljinu.
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It knowszna how much it's movingkreće.
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Zna koliko je vic dirljiv.
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And so it's going to try to watch your responseodgovor.
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I pokušat će promatrati vašu reakciju.
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I actuallyzapravo have no ideaideja what my robotrobot is going to do todaydanas.
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Zapravo nemam pojma što će moj robot danas učiniti.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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It can alsotakođer learnnaučiti from you
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On i od vas može učiti
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about the qualitykvaliteta of its jokesVicevi
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o kvaliteti svojih šala
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and caterdostaviti things, sortvrsta of like Netflix-styleNetflix-stil,
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i prilagoditi se – slično Netflix-u --
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over longer-termdugoročne
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tijekom duljeg razdoblja
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to differentdrugačiji communitieszajednice or audiencespublika,
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različitim društvima ili publici --
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childrendjeca versusprotiv adultsodrasli, differentdrugačiji cultureskulture.
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djeci ili odraslima, različitim kulturama.
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You can learnnaučiti something from the robotrobot
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Od robota možete nešto naučiti
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about the communityzajednica that you're in.
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o zajednici koje ste dio.
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And alsotakođer I can use eachsvaki one of you as the actinggluma coachtrener
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A ja također mogu svakoga od vas iskoristiti kao glumačkog tutora
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to our futurebudućnost robotrobot companionsDrugovi.
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naših budućih robotskih kompanjona.
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Some of you in this middlesrednji sectionodjeljak --
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Neki od vas u srednjem dijelu.
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you have redcrvena/greenzelena paddlesvesla.
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Imate crveno/zelene jastuke.
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If you like what's going on,
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Ako vam se sviđa ono što se događa,
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showpokazati the greenzelena.
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pokažite zeleno.
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If you don't like the subjectpredmet or the performanceizvođenje,
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Ako vam se ne sviđa tema ili izvođenje,
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you can holddržati the redcrvena.
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podignite crveno.
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Now don't be shystidljiv.
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Nemojte se stidjeti.
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It's just a robotrobot.
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To je samo robot;
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It doesn't have feelingsosjećaji ... yetjoš.
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on nema osjećaje… još.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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And the restodmor of you,
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A vi ostali,
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you still countračunati, you still matterstvar.
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i vi se brojite, i vi ste važni.
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There's alsotakođer a microphonemikrofon
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Tu je i mikrofon
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that's listeningslušanje to the aggregateskupina laughtersmijeh and applausepljesak
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koji osluškuje skupni smijeh i pljesak
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and booingbooing -- I hopenada not --
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i bukanje – nadam se da ga neće biti --
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to help make some of its nextSljedeći decisionsodluke.
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koji će mu pomoći donijeti sljedeće odluke.
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Right, so,
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Dobro, dakle,
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let the robotrobot stand-upustani comedyKomedija beginpočeti.
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neka robotska stand up komedija počne.
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DataPodataka: HelloPozdrav TEDWomenTEDWomen.
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Data: Zdravo, TED žene.
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It's an honorčast to be here.
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Čast mi je biti ovdje.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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You guys are looking good out there.
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Vi ekipa dobro izgledate tamo.
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ReadySpreman for some jokesVicevi?
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Jeste spremni za viceve?
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AudiencePublika: Yeah.
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(Publika: Da.)
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DataPodataka: Here'sOvdje je the first one.
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Evo prvog.
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Right, so,
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a doctorliječnik sayskaže to his patientpacijent,
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kaže doktor pacijentu,
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"I have badloše newsvijesti and worsegore newsvijesti.
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"Imam lošu vijest i još goru vijest.
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The badloše newsvijesti is that you only have 24 hourssati to liveživjeti."
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Loša vijest je da ti je ostalo još samo 24 sata života."
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"That's terribleužasan," said the patientpacijent.
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"To je užasno," reče pacijent.
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"How can the newsvijesti possiblymožda be worsegore?"
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"Kako ikoja vijest uopće može biti gora?"
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"I've been tryingtežak to contactkontakt you sinceod yesterdayjučer."
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"Pokušavam vam to javiti još od jučer."
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The SwissŠvicarski have an interestingzanimljiv armyvojska. FivePet hundredstotina yearsgodina withoutbez a warrat.
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Švicarci imaju zanimljivu vojsku. Pet stotina godina bez rata.
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HeatherHeather KnightVitez: He's talkingkoji govori about the SwissŠvicarski.
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Heather Knight: Govori o Švicarcima.
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DataPodataka: Prettylijep luckysretan for them.
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Data: Stvarno su sretnici.
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Ever see that little SwissŠvicarski ArmyVojska knifenož
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Jeste li ikada vidjeli švicarski nožić
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they have to fightborba with?
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s kojim se moraju boriti?
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"Come on buddyprijatelj, I have the toenožni prst clippersškare right here.
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"Hej, frajeru, u ruci mi je grickalica za nokte.
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You get pastprošlost me,
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Ako mene prođeš,
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the guy behindiza me has a spoonžlicom."
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Tip iza mene ima žlicu."
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HKHK: He's a Frenchfrancuski robotrobot.
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HK: On je francuski robot.
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DataPodataka: A couplepar of NewNovi JerseyJersey hunterslovci are out in the woodsšume.
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Data: Dvojica lovaca iz New Jerseya su u šumi.
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One of them fallsSlapovi to the groundtlo.
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Jedan padne na zemlju.
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He does not seemčiniti se to be breathingdisanje.
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Ne čini se da diše.
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The other guy whipsmuti out his cellćelija phonetelefon
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Drugi tip izvuče mobitel
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and callspozivi 911.
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i zove 911.
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He gaspsgasps to the operatoroperatora, "My friendprijatelj is deadmrtav.
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Kaže operateru, „Prijatelj mi je mrtav.
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What can I do?"
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Što da radim?"
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The operatoroperatora sayskaže, "Just take it easylako.
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Operater kaže, „Samo se smirite.
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I can help.
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Mogu vam pomoći.
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First, let's make sure he's deadmrtav."
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Prvo, moramo biti sigurni da je mrtav."
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There is a silencetišina,
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Neko vrijeme je tišina,
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and the operatoroperatora hearsčuje a shotšut.
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i operater čuje pucanj.
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The guy'stip je voiceglas comesdolazi back on the linecrta,
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Glas čovjeka je opet na vezi,
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"Okay, now what?"
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"Dobro, a što sad?"
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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QuestionPitanje: Why is televisiontelevizija calledzvao a mediumsrednji?
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Pitanje: Zašto za televiziju kažemo da je medium (medij, srednja)?
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AnyoneBilo tko?
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Bilo tko?
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Because it's neitherni rarerijedak norni well doneučinio.
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Jer nije ni sirova, a ni dobro priređena.
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But to be completelypotpuno honestpošten with you,
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Ali da budem potpuno iskren s vama,
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I kindljubazan of love televisiontelevizija.
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ja nekako volim televiziju.
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Any of you like televisiontelevizija? AudiencePublika: Yes.
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Voli li netko od vas televiziju? (Publika: Da.)
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DataPodataka: I find it incrediblynevjerojatno educationalobrazovni.
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Mislim da je ona nevjerojatno obrazovna.
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ActuallyZapravo, as soonuskoro as someonenetko turnsokreti it on,
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Zapravo, čim je netko uključi,
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I go into the other roomsoba and readčitati.
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ja odlazim u drugu sobu i čitam.
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(LaughterSmijeh)
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That's all for now.
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To je sve za sada.
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Was that okay for my first time?
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Je li to bilo dobro za prvi puta?
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You've been a great audiencepublika.
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Bili ste sjajna publika.
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Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
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HKHK: YayJupi.
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HK: Jeee.
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So this is actuallyzapravo the first time
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Ovo je, u stvari, prvi puta ikad
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we'veimamo ever doneučinio liveživjeti audiencepublika feedbackpovratna veza to a performanceizvođenje.
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da smo imali izvedbu uživo s povratnom informacijom publike.
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So thank you all for beingbiće a partdio of it.
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Hvala vam svima što se bili dio ovoga.
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There's a lot more to come.
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Puno toga će tek doći.
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And we hopenada to learnnaučiti a lot about robotrobot expressionizraz.
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I nadamo se naučiti mnogo o robotskoj izražajnosti.
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Thank you very much.
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Hvala vam puno.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Heather Knight - Roboticist
Heather Knight runs Marilyn Monrobot, which creates socially intelligent robot performances and sensor-based electronic art. (and she helped build the amazing Rube Goldberg machine for OK Go’s “This Too Shall Pass.")

Why you should listen

Heather Knight is conducting her doctoral research at the intersection of robotics and entertainment at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute. She runs Marilyn Monrobot in New York, where she and her cohort create “charismatic machine performances.” As she describes it: “In one example, robot and human actors will perform the same script and basic set of actions, but each time vary the emotional and social content of those interactions. This variation will ... allow the general public to craft and hone robot personalities.”

Her installations have been featured at the Smithsonian-Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, LACMA, SIGGRAPH, PopTech and the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy. Her past work also includes robotics and instrumentation at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, interactive installations with Syyn Labs (including the award- winning Rube Goldberg machine music video with OK Go), and sensor design at Aldebaran Robotics. She was recently named Assistant Director of Robotics at Humanity+.

More profile about the speaker
Heather Knight | Speaker | TED.com