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Tech Toys (Season 5)

13 episodes 97%4KCC

Hydrogen racers, lifelike robotics, and jet-powered speed push innovation forward.

Explore a season of bold engineering as innovators rethink transportation, robotics, sport, and everyday design. You will see how a hydrogen-powered car, a biomimetic robotic hand, a runner boosting jetpack, autonomous luxury vehicles, and immersive mixed reality systems actually work. Sign up to watch ideas move from concept to working machine.

Episode guide

13 episodes
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1Technology Refueled
Travel to the UK for the RASA all-hydrogen wonder car. Next, we're off to the University of Seattle to experience the lifelike movement of a biomimetic robotic hand, the Adroit. Lastly, head to South Carolina to see the 4MM, or 4-minute mile, Jetpack—a groundbreaking backpack with new technology.
22 min
2
2Urban Electric
In Oregon, we investigate a new 3-wheel "everyday electric" vehicle, the ArcMoto. Then we travel to San Francisco, where Metron Force has a new technology that lets you move and direct objects with your hand. Finally, it's off to Pasadena for a ride on the all-electric urban transport, the URBE.
22 min
3
3Speed and Sound
Italy has the next generation of supercar: the Evantra Millecavalli—the fastest street-legal Italian car ever! Then, experience the latest in piano player music technology with Steinway’s Spirio. Finally, check out how Moto Art recycles aviation parts to create incredible art pieces.
22 min
4
4Transport Inspired
Visit the Goodwood plant for the latest Rolls Royce vehicles, then see new driverless technology with the Innovative Vision Next 100. Next, we're off to Slovakia for a futuristic Ecocapsule that allows one to live "off the grid." Finally, travel to London for a reinvented bicycle: the Twicycle.
22 min
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5Taking Flight
In France, an inventor at Zapata Racing has created the Flyboard Air—with six jet engines! Then we head to Cincinnati to experience a hi-tech Solar Grill that uses the power of the sun to cook. Next, we're off to Belgium for a futuristic bicycle with a carbon fiber frame: the Ecce's Opus Sport.
22 min
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6Jet Power
Travel to Larsen Jet Dragsters in Florida for a lightning-fast, jet-powered dragster. Then, head to Sonoma for an advanced, innovative workstation: the Altwork. Finally, we stop at Belgium's Solar Application Lab to see the first solar cycle with the latest in patented nanotechnology.
22 min
7
7Tilt and Kick
Head to Santa Cruz for the Sway: a cutting-edge, 3-wheel titling vehicle. The hi-tech Adidas Smart Ball's patented technology is embedded within a soccer ball. Then, we're off to London for a hi-tech, virtual reality T-shirt; this futuristic technology lets you take a look inside your body!
22 min
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8Fly and Hover
Experience the Mosquito XET: a hi-tech, one-seater, jet engine helicopter. Then examine the latest in hi-tech security with the nearly impenetrable K2 safe; it's steel on the outside and carbon fiber on the inside. Next, check out the Lexus Slide hoverboard, which uses magnetic levitation.
22 min
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9Transport and Games
Hit the road with Monday Motors: an intricately designed bike built for urban streets. Then travel to Italy to experience the game of ping-pong on a table built from the finest, pressurized crystal glass. Finally, head to France to meet Pepper: the most sophisticated "helper" robot ever designed.
22 min
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10Transformation
In France, experience the Lazareth: a bizarre, cutting-edge motorcycle with a supercharged Maserati engine. Then it's off to Poland to see a line of hi-tech furniture inspired by the Porsche 911. Finally, strap on the Sulon headset for a first-hand look into the world of virtual reality.
22 min
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11Electrified
In New Orleans, take a ride on the Savage, from Night Shift Motorbikes. Then, watch as a pair of shoes are 3D printed with patented software. Finally, hop onto the Boosted Board, a high-powered skateboard with a cutting-edge motor system.
22 min
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12Land and Sea
Investigate the E-Rod roadster from Switzerland, then hit the slopes with the Snow Ped: a futuristic snowmobile. Next, warm up on the sunny seas with a nautical bike trip on the pontoon-propelled Schiller.
22 min
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13Flying High
In the season finale, board the Icon AS for a whole new world of aeronautical technology. Then pedal off to Bulgaria to experience the Halfbike, with a 3-wheel design that allows the rider to stand upright. Finally, travel to Van Nuys, CA to experience the Specter–an unusual 2-seat sports car.
22 min
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