TEDxBoston - Skylar Tibbits - When Things Build Themselves

"You're probably thinking, 'Wow that looks super easy!'...but it's not."

TED fellow and MIT lecturer, Skylar Tibbits explains the technology behind self-assembling, programmable parts that construct themselves into large-scale objects that are activated with the addition of a little energy.

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