15/08/2014

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:00:00. > :00:00.Hi guys, Ricky here this Friday morning with

:00:00. > :00:08.everything you need to know about these kilobots on the way.

:00:09. > :00:18.And why this celebration cost this athlete a gold medal.

:00:19. > :00:21.But first the Premier League says it's cracking down on fans who film

:00:22. > :00:24.footy highlights on their phones and upload them online.

:00:25. > :00:27.With a day to go till the start of the season league bosses are

:00:28. > :00:33.warning people that sharing clips from live matches, or footage

:00:34. > :00:39.Loads of clips were shared on social media during the World Cup

:00:40. > :01:05.It is just over 24 hours till that Premier League season starts.

:01:06. > :01:28.So far, over 16,500 games have been played.

:01:29. > :01:37.22,704 goals have been scored, that's nearly 1000 goals per season.

:01:38. > :01:49.Chelsea, Man United, Man City, Arsenal and Blackburn.

:01:50. > :01:53.There'll be a new ball, guaranteed goals.

:01:54. > :02:03.Plus, new players, new managers and new look teams.

:02:04. > :02:05.Last year's champions, Man City, will be aiming to secure

:02:06. > :02:09.their first ever consecutive Premier League title.

:02:10. > :02:14.Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool have spent a combined total of over ?120

:02:15. > :02:19.million, that means superstars such as Alexis Sanchez, Cesc Fabregas

:02:20. > :02:24.and Diego Costa will be coming to a ground near you soon.

:02:25. > :02:27.And don't forget about the newly promoted teams, Leicester,

:02:28. > :02:34.If you thought last season was exciting,

:02:35. > :02:40.Be prepared for the sackings, skills, heartbreak,

:02:41. > :02:49.Next to the swarm of a thousand robots created

:02:50. > :02:54.Robotics experts at Harvard University studied the way

:02:55. > :02:57.animals and insect work together as a group and used this as inspiration

:02:58. > :03:03.to design a troop of mini-bots that move and communicate together.

:03:04. > :03:07.This swarm of robots can form different shapes without humans

:03:08. > :03:14.In the animal kingdom, insects, birds and fish work as part

:03:15. > :03:17.of a team to find food and protect each other.

:03:18. > :03:19.These robots have been designed to do the same.

:03:20. > :03:23.They interact with each other to form these patterns.

:03:24. > :03:27.Each kilobot, as they're called, is the size of a penny.

:03:28. > :03:30.To create something like this, four lead robots are placed where

:03:31. > :03:34.The other robots communicate with these leaders to find

:03:35. > :03:42.They can sense each other to avoid colliding, just like animals do.

:03:43. > :03:45.These robots could one day be sent into dangerous situations

:03:46. > :03:47.like a natural disaster, searching for survivors,

:03:48. > :03:54.or much further into space, looking for life on another planet.

:03:55. > :04:00.With me now is Dr Gavin Brown, a robotics expert.

:04:01. > :04:05.Thank you for joining us this morning. They look really

:04:06. > :04:10.interesting, but what can they actually be used for? There are 1000

:04:11. > :04:13.possible uses, one of the most exciting things would be to send

:04:14. > :04:17.them into places that are too dangerous for humans to get to. For

:04:18. > :04:22.examples, earthquakes, you could find a thousand there, or you could

:04:23. > :04:26.send them to the moon and they could build objects for us but we might

:04:27. > :04:33.need when we are up there. And they are quite cheap to produce? They

:04:34. > :04:39.are, each one of those little robot is 10p piece sized, costs five or ?6

:04:40. > :04:45.to make it can be made in five minutes. Why are we taking

:04:46. > :04:51.inspiration from animals? Animals have evolved how to do things we

:04:52. > :04:57.cannot do yet, house flies can flap their fight -- wings 2000 times a

:04:58. > :05:00.second and are more manoeuvring to the fighter jet. There are

:05:01. > :05:02.universities all over the UK doing similar things, we are competing

:05:03. > :05:05.with the Americans! You can see more about those robots

:05:06. > :05:08.on our website and that's also where we want you to let us know how you

:05:09. > :05:12.got your name this morning. It's all because the list

:05:13. > :05:15.of the top 10 boys' and girls' names So get in touch and tell us who

:05:16. > :05:20.or what you're named after. To sport and a big controversy at

:05:21. > :05:22.the European Athletics Championships France's Mekhissi-Benabbad easily

:05:23. > :05:27.won the 3000 metre steeplechase race but took his vest

:05:28. > :05:30.off to celebrate in the last few Spain then complained that that was

:05:31. > :05:36.against the rules and so he was disqualified

:05:37. > :05:41.and stripped of the gold medal. That's it but join me

:05:42. > :05:43.at 8.55am to see the footy match disrupted by cows

:05:44. > :05:57.and find out which Premier League Get to the website and tell us how

:05:58. > :05:59.you got that name, I will see you later.