YOU HAVE A UNIQUE WAY OF PRACTICING YOUR TACKLES.
TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE DEVELOPEDDING TO.
WHAT IS THE MVP.
>> A MOBILE TACKLING DEVICE, WE DON'T TACKLE EACH OTHER,
A GUY WILL NEVER TACKLE ANOTHER FOOTBALL PLAYER AM
WITH SIMULATED PADS AND THIS ROBOTIC DUMBY.
>> Stephen: IT IS A DUMBY THAT ACTUALLY RUNS, IT COMES
DOWN THE FIELD AND MEMBERS OF THE TEAM TACKLE IT RATHER
THAN EACH OTHER.
WHY DON'T YOU WANT THEM TO TACKLE EACH OTHER.
DOESN'T IT TOUGHEN YOU UP?
DON'T YOU HAVE TO WANT IT.
DON'T HAVE YOU TO DIG DOWN, DON'T YOU NEED TO HUNKER
DOWN, DON'T YOU NEED TO GIVE 110%, DON'T YOU NEED TO
LEAVE IT ALL OUT ON THE FIELD, COACH.
AM I BEING TOO TECHNICAL.
>> WHY NOT TACKLE EACH OTHER.
THAT IS WHAT FOOTBALL IS.
>> CONCUSSIVE HEAD INJURIES.
>> OKAY.
>> HUGE CONCERN.
AND WE CAN ELIMINATE A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THEM.
WE DROPPED 80% INJURY REDUCTION JUST GOING TO A
NONTACKLE SITUATION.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE THOSE WERE HAPPENING IN PRACTICE?
>> EXACTLY IN PRACTICE.
>> Stephen: WOW, WOW.
>> MOST CONCUSSIONS OCCUR IF PRACTICE, MORE SO THAN IN
GAMES.
>> YOU PLAYED FOR THE TEAM, RIGHT.
>> I PLAYED FOR FIVE YEARS UNDER KEEP TEEVENS.
>> Stephen: DID YOU TACKLE EACH OTHER THEN.
>> NO, NO, BUT WE STILL SMASHED HEADS HERE AND
THERE.
>> Stephen: YOU WORKED ON CREATING THIS ROBOT.
WHAT WAS THE MOTIVATION.
>> TWO YEARS AGO THE COACH APPROACHED THE SCHOOL OF
ENGINEERING AT DARTMOUTH AND A GROUP OF FOUR ENGINEERS
AND FACULTY PICKED IT UP AND STARTED THE BALL ROLLING
FROM THERE.
NOW WE ARE HERE WITH A DUMMY ON THE FIELD THAT WE ARE
USING AND WE ARE SEEING THE BENEFITS OF IT AT PRACTICE.
>> Stephen: IS IT ONLY DARTMOUTH USING THE ROBOT.
>> ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND.
>> Stephen: ANYBODY ELSE INTERESTED IN USING YOUR
DUMMY?
>> WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF COLLEGES AND A NUMBER OF PRO
TEAMS CALL US, WOULD LOVE TO GET IT ON BOARD.
>> Stephen: YOU BUILT A ROBOT THAT CAN PLAY
FOOTBALL.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD BUILD ONE THAT COULD WATCH
BASEBALL?
(LAUGHTER) >> PRETTY EASILY, PROBABLY.
>> Stephen: THE GAMES ARE SO LONG.
IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR OTHER SPORTS OR JUST FOOTBALL.
>> I THINK WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY SOCCER PEOPLE,
LACROSSE PEOPLE, ICE HOCKEY.
ANY MOVEMENT SPORT.
RUGBY IS HUGE.
>> Stephen: LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE PUT YOUR HANDSING TO FOR
DARTMOUTH MOUTH'S MVP ROBOTIC TACKLING DUMMY.
HIT IT.
>> Stephen: DOES THE ROBOT ALWAYS SHOWBOAT LIKE THAT?
>> HE MIGHT GET PENALIZED FOR THAT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT, HOWARD HARD IS IT?
THAT'S SOFT, MAN.
THAT IS HUGGABLY PLUSH.
DO YOU EVER PUT A HEAD ON IT.
>> WE HAVEN'T YET.
WE'RE DEVELOPING THAT.
>> Stephen: HOW ABOUT THE OPPOSING TEAM'S JERSEY ON IT,
SOMETHING TO GET PEOPLE FIRED ON.
>> ON OCCASION, YES.
>> Stephen: WOULD IT BE OKAY IF I ATTEMPTED TO TACKLE IT?
>> LOVE TO SEE YOU DO IT.
>> Stephen: GIVE IT A SHOT RIGHT HERE.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> AND THERE'S NO SENSE IN
DOING THIS TO MAKE THE PLAYER SOFT IN ANY WAY.
THIS ISN'T PART OF THE WOOSIFICATION OF THE
AMERICAN SPORT SAPP?
>> NO, WE'RE MAKING THEM SMARTER.
>> ALL RIGHT.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
>> Stephen: CAN'T IMAGINE, I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT I WILL
EVER REGRET WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO.
HIT WITH YOUR SHOULDER.
>> Stephen: YOU GUYS STAYING AT AN AIRBNB WILE YOU'RE
HERE.
>> Stephen: KEEP YOUR.
>> KEEP YOUR EYES UP.
>> Stephen: NOT GOING TO ANSWER THAT ONE.
ALL RIGHT, WHY DON'T WE HAVE THAT GUY GO OUT THERE AND I
WILL TAKE A SHOT AT IT.
HAVE HIM GO OUT THERE.
COME BACK AT ME WITH SOME SPEED.
ALL RIGHT.
>> WHILE COACH AND EVERYBODY OUT THERE, I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS EVERYTHING I'VE GOT.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW I PLAYED ONE DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> I'M FINE.
I'M FINE.
BUDDY TEEVENS, ELLIOTT KASTNER, FROM DARTMOUTH
ROBOTIC MVP.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.