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Péter Fankhauser: Meet Rezero, the dancing ballbot

Filmed Jul 2011 • Posted Nov 2011TEDGlobal 2011
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Onstage at TEDGlobal, Péter Fankhauser demonstrates Rezero, a robot that balances on a ball. Designed and built by a group of engineering students, Rezero is the first ballbot made to move quickly and gracefully -- and even dance.

Péter Fankhauser is the leader of a team of students working on Rezero, a robot that balances on a single sphere. Full bio »

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