Quotes from Grant Imahara

I hope people can envision a future where we as humans have robots that are alongside us, assisting in our daily lives.

Drones can be a huge advantage to agencies fighting natural disasters. They can launch immediately, gather vital data about an emergency situation, and help efficiently relay that information to all agencies involved, all without putting further lives at risk.

Human communication above and beyond the words that we say is so nuanced. It makes it difficult to not only analyze the vocabulary you use but the intention behind it. That's something even humans have difficulty doing, let alone a robot.

'MythBusters' sounded like such an incredible opportunity. Where else might I be paid to make robots blow things up?

Even when I was young, I would build things with Lego or make 'robots' out of cereal boxes - long before I learned metalwork. The desire to build was always there.

I've seen how they make the Chicken McNuggets and exactly what goes into them.

I think we're on too many government watch lists. We'd better let this one go.

There are plenty of myths out there that are either really expensive to do or incredibly difficult or complicated to execute.

Unfortunately, making what is essentially a laser sword falls into the deadly category.

Working on movies and TV is a blast, and ILM has the most talented people in the world. But on 'Mythbusters' I've been able to go places I would never have access to otherwise.

Everybody has stories about using duct tape. Of course, most don't try to lift a car with it.

I was one of those kids that would take apart the remote control and take all the wheels off my little toy cars.

I always wanted to have a technical career that was also creative. I have been extremely lucky in that sense to be able to combine those two things.

I liked the challenge of designing and building things, figuring out how something works and how to make it better or apply it in a different way.

First career I had right out of engineering school was at Lucas film, not working in the movies but working in home theater.

Contrary to popular belief, not a significant amount of research goes into cockroach radiation.

I only learned what an engineer was from a college guidance counselor. When she described it, a light clicked on in my head, and I said, 'Yes, that's what I want to do.'

Hopefully, the 27th time's the charm!

Engineers are great at many things. They're not necessarily great at recognizing basic human psychology.

As far as animatronics, I started out in college working for Tom Holman. He was the inventor of the THX sound system. Through him, I got an internship at Lucasfilm.

The general public perception is that fighting robots were popular, and then went away for a long time, but in reality, there have been live robot combat events happening continuously since 1994. And all the while, the robots have been getting better and meaner and tougher.

I remember when I was a kid and I was interested in robots, there was really nothing out there but Erector Sets and Tinker Toys.

There's nothing like experiencing the sights and sounds of a live robot combat event.

Not only will innovative technology create a more connected human race; it will normalize access to our most basic needs.