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Machines

The team showcase breakthroughs in technology and engineering that are creating a new generation of machines. Mark Evans fuses his brain with a computer in Switzerland to test a new breed of machine. Kathy Sykes hits the streets of San Francisco to have the ride of her life as she experiences the future of transport in a driverless car. In Italy Jim Alei-Khalili comes face to face with a remarkable, baby-like robot called iCub, which learns like a child. Joy Reidenberg discovers the extraordinary exoskeleton that can make the paralysed walk and give one man the strength of three. In the Canary Islands Maggie Aderin-Pocock visits one of the world's biggest telescopes, where they're searching for new planets in the furthest reaches of the universe - planets that we could one day colonise.

Deutsch English Português - Portugal
  • Originally Aired October 17, 2011
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network Channel 4
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Name Type Role
Stephen Hawking Writer
Maggie Aderin-Pocock Guest Star
Kathy Sykes Guest Star
Jim Alei-Khalili Guest Star
Joy Reidenberg Guest Star
Mark Bates Director