Engineering
OCE ted talks 2
Robert’s research is on the study of cockroach legs and the gecko feet. He wants us to understand how to establish robots that can be used in future and this entire basis on the evolution of ancient engineering. He starts by explaining how he sees the movement of these creatures as they have many legs, abnormal feet and their tails have some skills. He shows us the importance of his research that led to the discovery of the universal values that inspire the maker of original trails, search and rescue robots and pastes that are used in self cleaning that are founded on the gecko feet. Robert’s aim is to make the engineers have the education that will lead to modernization (Wright, 2014).
The study has helped the engineers who are currently building cockroaches like robots as they have a main reason of searching and rescuing. These creatures are advanced same as the mobile technology but are huge in their noble reason as they have features such as cameras, gyroscopes and specific sensors that make it able for them to search and map a specific area. As technology is continuing to advance, these insect robots are becoming few but are smarter in their purpose as they talk to each other through algorithm that will enable them to fly together (Wright, 2014).
This lecture shows all the engineers and those in the profession course that the nature is becoming great. They should understand that these insect based robots are solving hard predicaments such as how to walk on the hard landscapes which the nature has already solved it. It is well said that as the insects enjoy the evolution success, thus nature can be said to have a infinite budget. They should all understand that insects have the skills that they want to input in their robots (Wright, 2014).
Reference
Robert Wright, 2014. Engineering and evolution, retrieved from:
http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_full_on_engineering_and_evolution?language=en
OCE ted talks 1.
Peter talks about Haiti which was a disaster that was based on engineering. The disaster is known to be based on engineering as it caused by the non-conformity and the building codes that left many buildings destroyed. Peter still has the question on whether the efforts that are connected to rebuilding will be same on the old buildings. His aim is to show people on how they can avoid destruction in future and how to help those that have been affected by earthquake. Peter explains that it was the building that was wrongly built but it was not caused by earthquake thus it cannot be called a natural disaster but a disaster of engineering (Haas, 2012)
This lecture is important to the engineers as they have learnt a solution to the kind of engineering disaster. It teaches them how to build well such that walls, slabs and the columns of a building should be well tied for them to support each other instead of breaking them leading to separation that makes them fail. For them to build well they should much focus at the top whereby if poorly built, the building will fail. The bottom of a building will stand up an earthquake if the walls are well tied and this will make the building symmetric (Haas, 2012).
To the learning engineers and those in the profession, the lecture highlights that in order to make buildings safe, one should not take the policies but they should observe how others are working and get help in having new skills. Thus it is important to understand the lecture and acknowledge the ways of building proper houses for the next generation in that if any earthquake occurs, it will not happen as a tragedy but a calamity (Haas, 2012).
Reference
Peter Haas, 2012. Haiti disaster of engineering.
Retrieved from: http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_haas_haiti_s_disaster_of_engineering?language=en
