I build a robot version of Jenna Marbles' dog, Kermit. It turned out a little bit worse than I had anticipated.
— Simone Giertz
I live on an old tugboat but feel that having a submarine would be the next level.
To me, the goal of building useless and ridiculous robots is more - I mean, in some way, it's like a personal goal because I think it's really fun, and I think having fun is super important to create things.
I often get asked if I think I'm ever going to build something useful, and maybe someday I will.
I've, in so many ways, done way more than I ever expected out of life.
I'm a part of a new generation of drivers that will only drive electric.
Electronics are getting more and more accessible now - you don't have to be an engineer to start building things.
Career wise, I'm looking into different opportunities to do a TV show, but in some way that's not a goal in itself. To me, the goal is creating content and doing fun stuff that I'm proud to show. I don't want to do a TV show for the sake of doing it.
As for making video comedy, pretty much anyone can do it. When I got started, I just filmed it with my webcam and used iMovie to edit the video, which I still use.
Reddit is, it's like a tiger. It's great if it's your friend, but it can also eat you alive.
My learning process has always been very idea-oriented. I never sat down with a book being like, 'OK, now I'm going to learn about transistors.' Instead I had an idea that I really liked and learned as I was trying to figure out how to build it.
In middle school and high school, I had straight A's, and I graduated at the top of my year. On the flip side of that, I struggled with very severe performance anxiety.
I see a problem and I invent some sort of solution to it.
A lot of my self-worth is based on what I do. And if you take that away I just mope.
My goal is to never own a gas car.
The wake up machine was actually pretty painful after some time.
I think as soon as you're a woman, or any minority doing something, you automatically become a representative for it, and I think a lot of brilliant women's interviews are being wasted on talking about what it's like being a woman.
Art scares me. I don't feel cool enough to be an artist.
To me, ideas are like annoying salespeople that only go away once I've built them.
I'm not an engineer. I did not study engineering in school. But I was a super ambitious student growing up.
Burn out is such a real thing, especially when you are enjoying your job.
A lot of people make the mistake of setting the bar too high.
When I started building things, obviously I was pretty bad at it. You cant be good at it from the start, and I decided to just embrace that, roll with it, and turn it into something funny.
I found it was way more fun to build useless stuff.
I think I've kind of carved out a sweet spot for myself by combining science and comedy.
