This tiny device could reforest the entire planet

This device corkscrews itself into the ground like a seed, and could just change the face of our planet! They are a newly created autonomous aerial seed that have some really cool and weird implications.
Huge thank you to Danli Luo for talking about this paper with me:
https://danli-luo.com/
Research paper:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05656-3
You can see more about the project here:
https://www.morphingmatter.cs.cmu.edu/projects/seed
Written by: Mitchell Moffit
Edited by: Luka Šarlija
Video footage credit:
Filming and Editing: Lining Yao, Danli Luo, Guanyun Wang. Morphing Matter Lab, Carnegie
Mellon University.
Modeling: Teng Zhang, Syracuse University
Animation: Chengyuan Wei, Morphing Program Co.
Photo Credit:
Morphing Matter Lab, Carnegie Mellon University
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@fernandodemiranda469
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
This is not new nothing on is new this is a copy of wath the plants doing for propagate is own species. Is inteligent ideia but not extraordinary. Yes can give a little hellp on some but not to save the world. To start all new generations have to go the phisical work on fields and do the job to plant and grow the plants, second hand they have to learn to save the planet stop the agressive harvesting and consume less or better do not throu out food
@swetabasnet6231
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Bio robots hehe
@hb61915
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
How it worked in the desert area
@tropicwave1
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
The Forest Service needs to fund this to stop climate change. Washington should manufacture and sell this product to other countries to reduce the federal deficit. Elon Musk could use this product with other robots that terraform Mars for future human habitation. This tree seeding robot could easily be dispensed by way of drones. Mars has an underground ocean. Atmospheric pressure would sustain water at the surface. A solar radiation shield would need to be developed (possibly magnetize the core somehow by cosmic polarity radiation or a space orbiting shield).
@classicmax794
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
dropping hygromorphic devices carrying seeds and symbiotic species from a drone feels so very Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
@titoqwentezproductionz3406
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
sounds like bs lel
@georgiadixon3046
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Hmmm. So we will cut down more trees to plant more trees. I think mother nature is taking care of that. If we weren’t so wasteful and greedy there wouldn’t be a problem.
@bleachedmud8723
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Cut down trees to plant trees.
@tj21bem
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
If only bamboo is used, it will be more sustainable.
@MicheleDamato-co7vh
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
This invention will be used to kill us instead of anything good.
@heldforeverbygod
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Is there any concern for this drilling into a living creature…? It seems like that might be a question or problem to solve…?
@steveatx8295
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Dumb. Just use seeds to reforest. So going to spread metallic parts everywhere. Injury to wildlife would be huge
@Aangel452
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Wow this deserves a Nobel prise! Thanks for showing us this incredible invention!
@JollyRed0045
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
What's it made of because if its plastic then its a dumb idea.
@toddlong8672
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Because planting seeds the old fashioned way is way too hard
@plodiN3
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
That’s all cool but devices to fix a problem don’t solve the underlying issue.
@McCommentor
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Seems nobody have ever seen nature on this channel. They think you need robots
@mjohnson2807
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Don't mess with nature.
Yes this is good short term but you don't want seeds to relay on this such that without it seeds don't geminate as easy.
@colonelturmeric558
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Its so typical of modern science. Solving nonexistent problems with over-engineered oddities. Heres a way to fix it properly. Employ people to plant trees. Done. Create jobs and still get it done without some dumb gimmick to raise the cost astronomically
@rodrigoavalos3656
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Seems like a very bad and inefficient idea
@alansmith4568
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
If you have ever dug one of these out of a animal you'll understand why this is a horrible idea.
@phillipgoodson2057
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Reforest the planet? The earth does that better than you all by itself.
@baretvickery5681
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
What brand collar shirt is that?
@hanskloss1331
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
always copying Mother Nature will ensure success ! she's a genius
@JackFrost008
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
You had better plant fruit trees and other trees/plants with it or everything will starve.
@JackFrost008
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Hurry up then.
@3_eyed_magician
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Thats not a robot, its a twisted up piece of paper
@_Stalc_
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Plant tech is the future
@JasonNewsted420
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
The entire research team is gonna go missing in a few years 😂
@goldenshatter
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Except the planet has to many tree dumasss's
@СергейДерябин-о9у
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
И тут, какое – нибудь островное племя, схожим образом использующее скрученную лозу в хозяйстве: "Ого, да мы – робототехники!"
@Ofhorse-yj1fc
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
We just need enouth seeds and nothing more.
@TheSmartestManonEarth
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Sustainable buildings looks more like breaks apart in 10 years building
@Makeshiftjunkbox
October 24, 2024 at 12:21 am
Nature never needed robots like this before and natural is stronger so its design cannot be improved upon!