The dreams of generations of science fiction writers are now a reality. Man and machine are meeting in strange—and productive—ways. Join host Joe Penna as he discovers a search and rescue robot that doubles as a tank, cuddles a therapy robot designed to look, and act, like an actual pet, and tests a high tech fireman’s mask that has a lot more than X-ray vision.
Up Next in Season 1
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S1 Ep 5 - The Future of Crime Fighting
By the year 2050, cops and robbers won’t look anything like it did in the past. Host Joe Penna talks to designers who’ve created a robotic security guard. He’ll work with a Harvard scientist who has developed a softball sized set of eyes and ears that allow crime fighters to see danger long befor...
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S1 Ep 6 - The Future of Medicine
Some of the biggest breakthroughs in the run up to 2050 are happening in medicine. Host Joe Penna examines electronic skin that keeps tabs of your vital functions and warns of trouble. He’ll discover implanted devices powered by our own bodies. And he’ll test out a simulator that shows him how ro...
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S1 Ep 7 - Wearable Technology
Even before 2050, man and machine are meeting in ways only dreamed of by the most ambitious science fiction writers. Join host Joe Penna as meets a colorblind man who, thanks to a revolutionary piece of technology, has become a well-known visual artist who ‘hears’ colors. Joe also tries out a mac...
