Getting to YouTube science stardom by building $#!%ty robots

通过打造令人惊叹的机器人,跻身YouTube科学明星行列

Science Quickly

2026-08-05

24 分钟
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In this episode of Science Quickly, we talk with Simone Giertz, YouTube maker extraordinaire, about her life in science and the influencer spotlight. She started making, in her words, “s****y robots” and has evolved into a maker and product designer. But while she makes things to solve ordinary problems, her designs are anything but. Simone’s ethos is all about questioning why we use certain objects the way we do—and realizing that anyone can make up a new thing to make their lives a little better. Recommended Watching: Simone Giertz’s YouTube Join our Summer Reading Challenge  http://sciam.com/readingchallenge  E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new everyday: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Sushmita Pathak and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was edited by Jeff DelViscio, with fact-checking by Marielle Issa and Aaron Shattuck. Our theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Simone Yetch started her career on YouTube building what she called robots,

  • deliberately flawed contraptions that made people laugh.

  • But over the years, she's evolved into a different kind of inventor.

  • Now she uses creative engineering to tackle everyday annoyances.

  • My personal favorite addresses a problem that I think is probably universal.

  • You know those clothes that are too clean to put in the hamper but too dirty to hang in the closet?

  • If they don't end up on the floor, they're liable to go on a chair, right?

  • Well, Simone recently created a gorgeous chair that's actually designed to hold those garments on purpose,