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Richard Browning: How I built a jet suit
Richard Browning: Nola sortu nuen Jet-jantzia
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Denok amets egin dugu hegan egitearekin- baina Richard Browning-entzat, hegan egitea obsesio bat da. Iron Man-en antzeko jantzi bat sortu du, arima gorputz eta teknologiaren arteko elkarte apain baten bidez. Zientzia fikzioko ametsak errealitatera gerturatuz. Ikas ezazu gehiago proba - akats prozesuari buruz, bere asmakuntzari buruz eta egin hegan Browning-ekin ahaztezina den demo batean.
Richard Browning - Founder, Gravity
Richard Browning is the founder of human propulsion technology startup Gravity, which has invented, built and patented a personal flight system. Full bio
Richard Browning is the founder of human propulsion technology startup Gravity, which has invented, built and patented a personal flight system. Full bio
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Michael Browning: engineer,
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Michael Browning: ingeniaria,
00:15
innovator --
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berritzailea...
00:17
inventor, really --
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asmatzailea berez...
00:18
and inspiring father.
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eta aita motibatzailea.
00:20
He had a passion for flight,
as you can kind of sense
as you can kind of sense
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Pilotatzea zen bere grina,
hortaz uler daiteke
hortaz uler daiteke
00:23
from that rather dubious
1970s office-leaving present.
1970s office-leaving present.
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zergaitik oparitu zioten dudazko
marrazki hori 1970ean erretiroa hartzean.
marrazki hori 1970ean erretiroa hartzean.
00:27
And some 40 years after that was created,
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Berrogei urte geroago,
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a small group of us got together
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zenbait pertsona elkartu ginen
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to have a go,
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saiatzeko,
00:34
a run at the whole challenge of flight
that inspired people for years,
that inspired people for years,
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hegan egitearen erronkari, jendea
urteetan inspiratu duenari,
urteetan inspiratu duenari,
modu desberdin batean ekiteko.
00:38
and do it in a very different kind of way.
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00:40
And that's the journey I'd like
to share with you now.
to share with you now.
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Eta bidaia hau zuekin partekatu nahi dut.
00:43
The starting hypothesis was one
of the human mind and body,
of the human mind and body,
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Giza gorputza eta arimaren oinarrizko
hipotesiarekin hasiko gara,
hipotesiarekin hasiko gara,
00:46
which, as you've seen
for the last few days here,
for the last few days here,
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hemen azken egunetan ikusi dugun bezalaxe,
00:49
is an amazing construct.
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izugarrizko kontzeptua da.
00:50
What if you augmented
that wonderful machine
that wonderful machine
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Eta zer, aparatu izugarri hau
hobetuko bagenu
hobetuko bagenu
00:54
with just the right technology?
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teknologia egokiarekin?
00:56
If you approach flight
in that kind of real way,
in that kind of real way,
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Hegan egitea modu honetan
aztertzen bada
aztertzen bada
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where could you get to?
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noraino iritsi gaitezke?
00:59
So my training partner here
back in London, Denton,
back in London, Denton,
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Hortaz, Londresen,
nire entrenamendu kideak, Denton,
nire entrenamendu kideak, Denton,
01:03
is doing a much better job
of that kind of stuff than me.
of that kind of stuff than me.
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nik baino lan hobea egiten du
horrelako gauzetan.
horrelako gauzetan.
01:06
Guess what? It's London.
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Badakizue zer? Londres da.
01:07
The idea was that you augment that.
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Ideia hau hobetzea zen.
01:10
And so, how do you augment that?
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Eta, nola hobetzen da hau?
01:12
Well, we bought one of these.
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Beno, hauetako bat erosi genuen
01:15
This is a micro gas turbine.
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Hau gasezko mikro-turbina bat da.
01:17
This was ground zero,
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Hemen zegoen geure oinarria
01:19
so that little piece of kit
proved really quite impressive,
proved really quite impressive,
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eta makineria pieza txiki honek,
izugarria zirudien
izugarria zirudien
01:22
so we got two in a field.
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beraz bi eraman genituen landa eremura.
01:26
The real hero here, by the way,
is, right in the background,
is, right in the background,
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Benetako eroia, bide batez,
atzeko aldean ikus daiteke,
atzeko aldean ikus daiteke,
01:29
there's a lady tending some vegetables,
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Barazkiekin dabilen emakumea,
lan bikaina egiten du ikusten
ez gaituenaren itxura eginez
ez gaituenaren itxura eginez
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who does a brilliant job
of trying to ignore us for a while --
of trying to ignore us for a while --
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(Barre algarak)
01:34
(Laughter)
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01:37
I think the only thing
less happy is the grass,
less happy is the grass,
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Uste dut hainbeste dibertitzen
ez dena belarra dela
ez dena belarra dela
01:40
that we did probably damage quite badly.
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nahiko kaltetuta gelditu baitzen.
01:42
You get an idea of the thrust here,
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Hemen bereizi dezakezue bultzada
horizontalki mantentzen saiatu nintzenean
huts eginez.
huts eginez.
01:44
when I try to hold them horizontally
and somewhat fail.
and somewhat fail.
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50 bat kg-ko bultzada.
01:47
That's around 50 kilos of thrust there.
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We were quite impressed with that.
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Nahikoa zirraratu gintuen.
Zerbait lortu genuela
uste geunen.
uste geunen.
01:51
We thought we were getting somewhere.
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Beraz, aurrera egiteko
bide bakarra zegoen:
bide bakarra zegoen:
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So there's only one sensible way
to go from there:
to go from there:
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you get four.
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Lau turbina izatea.
01:57
(Laughter)
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(Barreak)
02:02
I have to say, I still like
watching these back.
watching these back.
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Irudi hauek berriro ikustea
atsegin dut.
atsegin dut.
02:05
So then we thought well, let's try
and spread the load a bit.
and spread the load a bit.
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Hobeto pentsatzean, zama
hobeto banatzen saiatu ginen.
hobeto banatzen saiatu ginen.
02:08
The legs are designed to take the load,
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Hankak zama eramateko
diseinatuak daude,
diseinatuak daude,
02:10
so why don't we spread it out a bit?
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Beraz, zergatik ez
apur bat banatu?
apur bat banatu?
02:12
That bit was good.
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Erabaki egokia izan zen.
02:15
The harness --
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Arnesa...
02:16
a nice idea but it didn't really work,
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Beste ideia on bat,
funtzionatu ez zuena,
funtzionatu ez zuena,
02:18
as you'll see now.
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Ikusiko duzuen bezala.
02:20
This whole journey was very much
about trying things --
about trying things --
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Gauzak frogatzen saiatu ginen
bidai osoan zehar.
bidai osoan zehar.
02:22
(Laughter)
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(Barreak)
02:23
Yeah, it really didn't work, did it?
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Bai, ez zuen funtzionatu. Ezta?
02:25
Trying things and learning
by failing at them most of the time.
by failing at them most of the time.
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Gauzak frogatzen eta akatsetatik
ikasten kasu gehienetan.
ikasten kasu gehienetan.
02:29
And that included failing by falling over.
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Baita erorialdiaren akatsa ere.
02:34
If you notice, we've got
five engines here --
five engines here --
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Behatzen baduzue, hemen
bost motore genituen
bost motore genituen
02:37
not to be put off by the fact
one was in maintenance,
one was in maintenance,
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Bat mantenu lanetan bazegoen ere,
erabili egin genuen
erabili egin genuen
02:39
still had a go.
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(Barreak)
02:40
(Laughter)
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Eta gas hodia puskatu nuen.
02:41
And then I pinched a fuel line.
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Ongi. Berriro ez egiten ikasi genuen.
02:44
So again, good learning.
We learned not to do that again.
We learned not to do that again.
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02:47
This was a blind alley.
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Hura kale itsu bat zen.
02:48
(Laughter)
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(Barreak)
02:49
This was three on each arm --
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3 beso bakoitzean,
02:51
that was ridiculous.
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barregarria izan zen.
02:52
That was 70 kilos on each arm.
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70kg beso bakoitzean.
02:54
Again, struck that one off.
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Beste behin, esperimentu txarra.
02:55
(Laughter)
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(Barreak)
02:57
But we were starting to make
some really quite convincing progress,
some really quite convincing progress,
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Baina zenbait aurrerapen
sinesgarri egiten hasi ginen,
sinesgarri egiten hasi ginen,
03:01
just enough to make you
believe that maybe --
believe that maybe --
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agian lortuko genuela pentsarazteko
nahikoak.
nahikoak.
03:03
maybe we could get there.
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You can see, look -- tantalizing.
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Ikusi, erakargarria dirudi.
03:07
The model of one on each leg
and two on each arm,
and two on each arm,
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Hanka bakoitzean bana eta
beso bakoitzean bina,
beso bakoitzean bina,
03:11
on paper, that was enough thrust.
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paperean behintzat fidagarria zen.
03:13
And then we did what
I'm about to show you now,
I'm about to show you now,
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Eta ondoren orain erakutsiko
dizuedana egin genuen,
dizuedana egin genuen,
03:16
and I still love watching this one.
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oraindik gustuko dut hau ikustea.
03:21
This was our first six-second,
reasonably coherent flight.
reasonably coherent flight.
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Lehen aldiz, 6 segunduko
hegaldi nahiko jarraia
hegaldi nahiko jarraia
03:27
(Applause)
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(Txaloak)
03:31
That was the point where
this endeavor went from:
this endeavor went from:
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Eta puntu horretan pasa ginen
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"I'm really not sure
this is going to work,"
this is going to work,"
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"Ez dakit funtzionatuko duen" esalditik
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to: "Oh my god, it does work!"
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"Jainkoa! badabil!".
Eta hortik aurrera
hobetzen hasi ginen,
hobetzen hasi ginen,
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From there on we then refined it,
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03:40
but we carried on falling over a lot.
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askotan erortzen jarraituz.
03:43
Falling over, like I say, is definitely
the best way to learn.
the best way to learn.
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Erorketak, ikasteko modurik
hoberenak dira.
hoberenak dira.
03:46
After a while, we starting
really refining the layout of all of this.
really refining the layout of all of this.
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Ondoren, planoa hobetzen hasi ginen.
03:49
And you'll see,
that's stability and control --
that's stability and control --
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Ikusiko duzue, hau da egonkortasun
eta kontrola
eta kontrola
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there's no wires there or anything --
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Ez dago haririk ez ezer--
03:54
that's a combination of us
refining the technology,
refining the technology,
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Gure konbinazio bat zen,
teknologia hobetzeko,
teknologia hobetzeko,
03:56
including with a Tupperware box
on the back for the electronics
on the back for the electronics
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Tupperware kaxa batean
elektronika gordeaz
elektronika gordeaz
03:59
and actually learning
the balance and control.
the balance and control.
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eta, egonkortasuna eta
kontrola hobetzen ikasiaz.
kontrola hobetzen ikasiaz.
04:04
I'm now going to save your ears
for the next short piece
for the next short piece
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Orain, zuen belarriak hau entzuteaz
salbuetsiko ditut
salbuetsiko ditut
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and talk over it.
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eta horretaz hitz egin.
04:07
After a while, the jet engine
noise is a bit annoying.
noise is a bit annoying.
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Denbora pasa ondoren, motor zarata
gogaikarria da.
gogaikarria da.
04:10
This is only a few weeks ago.
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Hau duela aste gutxi zen.
04:11
You can see the stability and control
is really quite nice,
is really quite nice,
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Ikus dezakezue egonkortasuna eta kontrola
nahiko ona dela.
nahiko ona dela.
04:14
and I'd like to think this somewhat
validates that starting hypothesis,
validates that starting hypothesis,
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Pentsatu nahiko nuke honek hasierako
hipotesia indartzen duela,
hipotesia indartzen duela,
04:18
that the human mind and body,
if properly augmented in that way,
if properly augmented in that way,
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giza adimenak eta gorputzak, behar
bezala erabiliz,
bezala erabiliz,
04:23
can achieve some pretty cool stuff.
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gauza interesgarriak lor ditzakeela.
04:24
I mean, like I said:
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Esan nahi dut, esan dudan bezala:
04:26
I'm not thinking about where
I'm moving my arms at that stage.
I'm moving my arms at that stage.
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Une honetan ez naiz pentsatzen ari
besoak nora mugitzen ari naizen.
besoak nora mugitzen ari naizen.
04:29
I'm looking at the objective
of where I want to get to,
of where I want to get to,
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Nora joan nahi dudan pentsatzen dut,
04:32
and a bit like riding a bike,
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eta bizikletan ibiltzearen antzera,
04:34
my arms are just doing their thing.
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nire besoak beren lana
egiten ari dira.
egiten ari dira.
04:36
It's a very strange experience.
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Nahiko esperientzia arraroa da.
04:37
So where is all this headed?
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Hortaz, nora doa guzti hau?
04:39
I'll talk over this landing --
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Lurreratzeaz hitz egingo dut --
04:41
I think I land in this one.
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Uste dut hontan lurreratu nuela.
04:43
Well, I don't think anybody's going
to go down to Walmart
to go down to Walmart
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Ongi da, ez dut uste inork Walmart-era
joateko edo
joateko edo
04:46
or take the kids to school
in any of this stuff for a while,
in any of this stuff for a while,
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umeak eskolara eramateko
erabiliko duenik horrelako zerbait.
erabiliko duenik horrelako zerbait.
04:49
but the team at Gravity are building
some awesome technology
some awesome technology
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Baina Gravityko batzuk
teknologia izugarria sortzen ari dira
teknologia izugarria sortzen ari dira
horrek, hau,
haur-jolas bihurtuko du.
haur-jolas bihurtuko du.
04:52
that's going to make
this look like child's play.
this look like child's play.
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04:54
We're working on some things
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Gauza batzuk
lantzen gabiltza
lantzen gabiltza
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that will seek to bring
this unusual experience of flight
this unusual experience of flight
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hegaldiaren esperientzi hau zabaltzeko
04:58
to a wider audience, beyond the events
and displays we're doing.
and displays we're doing.
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publiko zabalagora hedatzeko,
egiten ari garen saioez haratago.
egiten ari garen saioez haratago.
Gainera bigarren eta hirugarren
pilotuen bila galbitza,
pilotuen bila galbitza,
05:01
We're even starting to look
for pilots two and three,
for pilots two and three,
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05:04
if there's any volunteers.
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boluntarioak baleude.
05:05
I've got this vision.
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Irudimen hau dut.
05:06
It sounds audacious,
but let's just stick it out there,
but let's just stick it out there,
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Bitxia irudi daiteke, baina esan dezagun,
05:09
that one day maybe we can
rise up above a beach,
rise up above a beach,
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egunen batean, agian
hondartza gainean
hondartza gainean
hegan egin genezakeela, kostaldean
gora eta behera,
gora eta behera,
05:11
fly up and down the coastline
of it, rise up a bit higher,
of it, rise up a bit higher,
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05:14
with some of the safety kit
we're working on to make this achievable.
we're working on to make this achievable.
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segurtasun kitarekin, hau posible egiten
saiatzen ari gara.
saiatzen ari gara.
05:17
Then over the horizon comes
a Hercules with the ramp down.
a Hercules with the ramp down.
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Ondoren, zerumugatik Herkules bat
dator jaisten.
dator jaisten.
05:20
As it comes past,
you start picking up speed
you start picking up speed
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Aurrera doan heinean, abiadura
hartzen zoaz
hartzen zoaz
05:22
and see if we can intercept --
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eta ikusi ea harrapa dezakegun
05:24
from the rear, not the front,
that would be a mistake --
that would be a mistake --
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atzetik, ez aurretik, hori akats
bat litzateke --
bat litzateke --
05:26
and then try and land in the back.
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eta gero berriro lurreratu.
05:28
And as I say, that's a little
way off at the moment.
way off at the moment.
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Esan dudan bezala, nahiko
lan dago oraindik egiteko.
lan dago oraindik egiteko.
05:31
But this is also, if I take
a big step back from this,
a big step back from this,
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Baina era berean,
atzerapauso bat ematen badugu,
atzerapauso bat ematen badugu,
05:35
this is also a very
personal journey for me.
personal journey for me.
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hau oso bidaia pertsonala
ere bada niretzat.
ere bada niretzat.
05:39
Back to that lovely photo,
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Argazki eder horretara itzuliz,
edo irudiaren marrazkira.
edo irudiaren marrazkira.
05:41
or photo in a picture.
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05:43
Sadly, my father took
his own life when I was 15,
his own life when I was 15,
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Zoritxarrez, nire aitak bere buruaz
beste egin zuen 15 nituenean
beste egin zuen 15 nituenean
05:46
and left an awful lot
of unfulfilled ambition.
of unfulfilled ambition.
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bete gabeko anbizio
asko utzirik.
asko utzirik.
05:49
He was a wonderful inventor,
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Izugarrizko asmatzailea zen,
kreatzaile inkorformista.
kreatzaile inkorformista.
05:50
a maverick creator.
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05:52
And I'd just like to think,
if it was possible,
if it was possible,
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Eta pentsatu nahiko nuke,
posible izango balitz,
posible izango balitz,
05:55
if he was looking down,
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Hona begira balego,
05:56
he would be --
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Bera egongo litzake --
05:57
he'd certainly be smiling at some
of the things we've done here,
of the things we've done here,
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ziur aski barrez egongo litzateke
egin ditugun gauzak direla eta.
egin ditugun gauzak direla eta.
06:00
I think.
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Uste dut.
06:02
So, it's a tribute to him.
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Hortaz, bere omenean da.
06:03
Thank you very much.
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Mila esker.
06:04
(Applause)
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(Txaloak)
06:08
(Voice-over) Richard Browning:
I'm probably more nervous
I'm probably more nervous
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Ziurrenik urduriago nago
Ziurrenik urduriago nago
06:10
about doing the demo after this.
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honen ondoren demoa egiteaz.
06:12
I've got a lot of things
to get done today.
to get done today.
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Gauza asko ditut gaur egiteko.
06:14
Worst-case scenario,
we don't get a clean start.
we don't get a clean start.
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Egoera okerrenean, ez dugu hasiera
garbi bat.
garbi bat.
06:16
Or we get an unplanned failure
while I'm actually flying around.
while I'm actually flying around.
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Edo aurreikusi gabeko arazo bat,
hegan nabilen bitartean.
hegan nabilen bitartean.
06:19
This is why we keep it very low,
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Horregatik mantentzen dugu baxu.
06:21
so the worst is I just look like an idiot
and fall on my rear, as I said.
and fall on my rear, as I said.
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Okerrena da lelo itxura izango dudala
eta bizkarrez erori, esan bezala.
eta bizkarrez erori, esan bezala.
06:25
So you can all enjoy that if that happens.
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Hortaz goza dezakezue gertatuko balitz.
06:27
(Music)
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(Musika)
06:48
(Jet engine accelerates)
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(Cheers)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Richard Browning - Founder, GravityRichard Browning is the founder of human propulsion technology startup Gravity, which has invented, built and patented a personal flight system.
Why you should listen
Richard Browning is an ultra-marathon runner, an ex-Royal Marine reservist, former City commodity trader and a pioneering inventor. He's the founder of Gravity, launched in March 2017 with a dream to reimagine an entirely new form of human flight, leaning on an elegant collaboration of mind and body augmented by leading-edge technology.
Gravity has to date been experienced by over a billion people globally with video views alone running at more than 60m within seven days of launch. Browning's vision is to build Gravity into a world-class aeronautical engineering business, challenge perceived boundaries in human aviation, and inspire a generation to dare ask ‘what if…’
Richard Browning | Speaker | TED.com