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A New Revolution

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

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A New Revolution

Season 49 · Episode 3 · Dec 31, 2014

Inspired by the Royal Institution’s very own Michael Faraday, Prof Danielle George attempts to use simple motors to construct the world’s greatest robot orchestra. When Michael Faraday demonstrated the first electric motor in 1822, he could never have dreamed that in 2014 we’d be surrounded by mechanical devices capable of performing nearly every human task. In this lecture, Danielle will explain how these robotic and motor-driven appliances work and show how they can adapted to help you kick start a technological revolution. She’ll show you how to turn a washing machine into a wind turbine, how Lego can solve a Rubik’s Cube and how the next Mars rover will traverse an alien world.

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

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A New Revolution

Season 49 · Episode 3 · Dec 31, 2014

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