Prototype This
In a warehouse on an island in the San Francisco Bay, a team of engineers and PhD's are inventing the future one prototype at a time. From finding solutions to today's problems, to conceiving cool machines that are just fun to have around, the Prototype This crew imagines and then invents by using emerging technologies to build the craziest, one-of-a-kind prototypes of tomorrow.
Genre: Reality, Science-Fiction, Special Interest
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Prototype This : Zoz's Tool Kit
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
MIT's favorite son has a touch of the mad scientist so take a look inside his lab -- if you dare!
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Prototype This : Zoz Brooks - Dr. Robot
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
From crop circle expert to resident robotics genius, Zoz is sure to be a hit at his next MIT class reunion.
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Prototype This : Wearable Airbag
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
The team comes up with an amazing invention to help prevent falling injuries that threaten workers in high-altitude jobs.
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Prototype This : Tremble Before the Laser!
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
The sharpest tool on Prototype Island doesn't even have a blade.
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Prototype This : Traffic Busting Truck
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
The team combines omnidirectional wheels, pneumatics, steel legs and an innovative control system to create a vehicle that drives over traffic and can park almost anywhere.
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Prototype This : Testing Rhex the Six-Legged Robot
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
The team challenges RHex the six-legged robot to an all terrain obstacle course. The team models Rhex's unique design to create a six legged all terrain vehicle.
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Prototype This : Terry's Tool Kit
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Our special effects master has created some truly amazing movie moments. Check out a few of Terry's coolest tools.
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Prototype This : Terry Sandin -- SFX Master
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Worried about smart machines taking over Earth? Blame the Prototype This special effects wizard.
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Prototype This : Solidworks: A Designer's Dirty Little S ...
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Put down your knife and chisel! With SolidWorks design software your most complicated designs become reality without ever touching a drafting board.
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Prototype This : Six-Legged ATV
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
After perfect dry runs in the workshop, it's time to see if the experimental legs can really carry the robot's overweight chassis.
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Prototype This : Prototype This!: Psychic Spoon-Bending
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Zoz demonstrates how to bend a spoon with your MIND.
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Prototype This : Prototype This!: Optical Glyph Tracking
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
See how the future of gaming may be changed forever.
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Prototype This : Prototype This! Tool Demos: Micro Sculptor vs. Mad Scie ...
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Take one mad scientist from MIT and mix in a sculptor who uses electrons to carve and what do you get? Half the cast of the hit show Prototype This!
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Prototype This : Personal Airbag Test
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
It is D-Day and the team tests out their portable airbag on a courageous stunt man.
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Prototype This : Osscilloscope Love Fest
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Joe Grand of Prototype This! reveals his unhealthy obsession with one of the coolest measuring tools around -- the osscilloscope.
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Prototype This : Multimeter -- The King of Testing
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Called the "Swiss Army Knife" of electronic measuring tools, the multimeter can even measure if you're sick!
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Prototype This : Mind Controlled Car
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
The guys adapt an advanced biofeedback system that lets them use mind control to drive a car.
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Prototype This : Mike's Tool Kit
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
From a cool, rotating forklift to a wall of stunning inventions, Dr. Mike gives a tour of his 'office.'
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Prototype This : Mike North -- The Nano Man
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Hammer and chisel? Not for Mike. He creates the smallest sculptures around and holds the land speed record for a Viking ship.
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Prototype This : Make Your Own Toys With the 3D Printer
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Ever wanted to make your own toys? With the 3D printer, your number one childhood dream just became reality.
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Prototype This : Just a Normal Day
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
The Prototype This! guys definitely enjoy their job!
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Prototype This : Joe'sTool Kit
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
The Prototype This electronics master shows off his favorite gadgets that let him get the job done.
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Prototype This : Joe Grand -- Hacker Legend
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Joe's band of merry hackers wind up in front of Congress AND on a Trivial Pursuit card!
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Prototype This : Inventor's Heaven
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
When good inventors die they go to a place called "Inventables."
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Prototype This : Hacker vs. Robot Maker
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Take one reformed hacker and mix in a robot maker and what do you get? Half the cast of the hit show Prototype This!
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Prototype This : Goofin Off
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
With lots of cool gadgets and devious minds, having fun's a snap.
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Prototype This : Get Up And Go
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
After personally testing the automated shaving and eating prototypes, Dr. Zoz votes them down.
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Prototype This : Forklift Ballet
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Tired of getting sand kicked in ya face? The Airtrax Forklift turns 90 lb. weaklings into He-Men.
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Prototype This : Flying Lifeguard
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Unguarded beaches have just become a little safer with the succesful testing of a pair of automated airborne lifeguards.
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Prototype This : Deadly Soldering?
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Soldering ain't sexy, and it's a little dangerous, but when it comes to must have tools a soldering station tops the list.
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Prototype This : Couch Mobile Ride
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
After building a cool ride out of an old couch and a set of amazing omnidirectional wheels, the boys take it out to get some lunch.
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Prototype This : Cold Saw Steel Attack!
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
The cold saw cuts through 14 inch steel like it was bundt cake.
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Prototype This : CNC Mill: Look Ma, No Hands!
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
CNC stands for "This machine cuts like a dream and you get to sit back and watch."
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Prototype This : Captain Welding Defeats Steel!
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Ever wonder what happens when 10,000 degrees meets steel? It ain't pretty.
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Prototype This : Boxing Robots Bout
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Giant boxing robots controlled by an innovative animatronic motion capture system fight it out in a hi-tech boxing ring.
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Prototype This : Birth of the Couch Mobile
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
To test out the amazing AirTrax omnidirectional wheels that will be used on the Traffic Busting Truck, the team builds a couch you can drive around town.
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Prototype This : Battery Management
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Joe gives us an inside look at creating a custom power source for a six-legged all terrain vehicle.
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Prototype This : Backyard Waterslide Simulator
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Joe steps up to test out the ride that gives you the thrills of a theme park without leaving home.
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Prototype This : Automated Pizza Delivery
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Sick of waiting for the pizza delivery guy? The Prototype This! guys build an automated delivery robot for city dwellers.
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Prototype This : A Dream Job
aired: Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Joe, Mike, Terry and Zoz get together to talk about teamwork and cool projects.
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