TED Talks about Robots and Robotics (Part 1)

I’m a huge fan of TED Talks — high production quality talks given by the world’s thought leaders, recorded and distributed for all after the annual TED conference.  I’ve noticed that robotics is a perennial hot topic, so naturally I thought: “I should build a compendium of TED talks about robotics (all on one page).”  And so here it is… all 21 of the TED talks that have graced the TED.com frontpage to date.  But alas, TED has expanded beyond the confines of the annual (expensive!) conference.  There are now dozens of TEDx events (independently organized TED meetups) around the world, and robots are equally popular at these satellite events.  So… I guess this will just have to be turned into a series.  These videos should get you started.  Enjoy!