Simone Giertz is a Swedish inventor, maker, robotics enthusiast, TV host and professional content creator on YouTube. Simone’s creations include an alarm clock that slaps the user to wake them up, a lipstick applier, and an invention that shampoos the user’s hair. Giertz showcased several of these robots on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In 2016, Simone joined Tested.com, collaborating with Adam Savage on her first project, the popcorn feeding helmet. In 2017, she hosted the comedy TV show Manick with Nisse Hallberg on Swedish TV6. In 2018, she created a robot to promote season 2 of HBO’s Westworld. The same year she made her debut presenting at a TED conference on “Why You Should Make Useless Things”, encouraging people to ask questions through creation. Simone is the founder of a product design company called Yetch, with an online shop that can be found at Yetch.store. You can find her easily on her YouTube channel.
