Name: The Furnace Bots | Think Like A Coder, Ep 3
Uploaded: 2019-11-18T18:25:07Z
Duration: 5 min 55 s
Description: This is episode 3 of our animated series "Think Like A Coder." This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and must solve their way through a series of programming puzzles. [Directed by Kozmonot Animation Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson].

Alex Rosenthal: The Furnace Bots | Think Like A Coder, Ep 3

The Furnace Bots | Think Like A Coder, Ep 3

This is episode 3 of our animated series "Think Like A Coder." This 10-episode narrative follows a girl, Ethic, and her robot companion, Hedge, as they attempt to save the world. The two embark on a quest to collect three artifacts and must solve their way through a series of programming puzzles. [Directed by Kozmonot Animation Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson].

Puzzle wizard, editorial director of TED-Ed Animations

A clever algorithm lets Ethic and Hedge quickly find the original ancestor among a vast army of self-replicating furnace-bots. Instead of tracing a complex family tree, Hedge uses just one variable and a loop to follow serial numbers back to the source. This efficient approach allows them to seize control of every bot in minutes, saving countless works of art from destruction. Even with many generations of bots, the solution relies on basic programming logic rather than brute-force mapping.