How to Invent
November 19, 2025Ā ā¢Ā EPISODE 287
How do great inventions begin? In this episode of Science LIVE, Dr. Roger Billings breaks down the process of inventingāshowing how curiosity, creativity, and simple problem-solving can grow into real innovations. Using Morse code as an example, he explains how messages are sent and demonstrates it with a telegraph key. A fun, practical look at how anyone can start turning ideas into inventions.
About DrB
Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as āDrBā to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology.
As part of DrBās lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to āgive backā by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.
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How long did it take to figure out how to send messages from computer to computer?
What other methods can engineers use in order to soften the impact of a falling machine or robot, to keep certain components in tact?
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Besides the battery pack getting damaged, is there any other things that could potentially be another thing to avoid falling on? It also would be amazing to know where to get these newsletters to know whats going on in the tech world.
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Can the technology used to keep the robots upright also be used in mechanical wheelchairs to automatically turn to protect the user in any accidents?
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I also am curious, how does the robot know when its falling? Detecting impact?
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Hello Dr. John, what are some other specific problems within the robot industry besides the dilemma with the falls (that has now been solved)?
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How did they program for the robot to fall to certain poses
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I thought the pose the robot fell in was hilarious. I wonder how many runs they had to do before the AI model got the pose right.
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how do robots fall with style? do they need detectors to activate a circuit when triggered that goes to the circuit that makes it fall with style?
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If they can’t already, are people going to try and teach robots how to jump?
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How many of these robots would be around the Disney parks?
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