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Petits robots, grand potentiel

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Paul McEuen, Marc Miskin |

TED@NAS

• November 2019

Voyagez dans le micro-monde : les roboticiens Paul McEuen et Marc Miskin expliquent comment ils conçoivent et produisent en masse des micro-robots de la taille d'une cellule. Ils montrent comment ces machines pourraient un jour être utilisées pour lutter contre les maladies qui touchent les récoltes ou étudier votre cerveau au niveau des neurones eux-mêmes.

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Voyagez dans le micro-monde : les roboticiens Paul McEuen et Marc Miskin expliquent comment ils conçoivent et produisent en masse des micro-robots de la taille d'une cellule. Ils montrent comment ces machines pourraient un jour être utilisées pour lutter contre les maladies qui touchent les récoltes ou étudier votre cerveau au niveau des neurones eux-mêmes.

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Get a look at nano up-close. Visit a "fab," one of 16 state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities across the country, to see some of the most remarkable pieces of technology ever constructed.

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Paul McEuen's research explores the nanoscale world.

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Marc Miskin works on the design and fabrication of cell-sized robots.

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In 2019, TED partnered with The National Academy of Sciences, The Kavli Foundation and the Simons Foundation to bring to life an exciting day of original TED Talks from within their shared knowledge networks.

About TED Institute

Every year, TED works with a group of select companies and foundations to identify internal ideators, inventors, connectors, and creators. Drawing on the same rigorous regimen that has prepared speakers for the TED main stage, TED Institute works closely with each partner, overseeing curation and providing intensive one-on-one talk development to sharpen and fine tune ideas. The culmination is an event produced, recorded, and hosted by TED, generating a growing library of valuable TED Talks that can spur innovation and transform organizations.

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Get a look at nano up-close. Visit a "fab," one of 16 state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities across the country, to see some of the most remarkable pieces of technology ever constructed.