Xploration Earth 2050

Mechanical birds, aluminum snakes, dragonfly helicopters that sound like buzzing bees, remote controlled manta rays. They may look like toys, but they are incredible robots that may change the world. Joe Penna explores Mechanimals!

Robots on the job are part of the present and part of our future. By 2050, you have robot coworkers in all shapes and sizes doing all types of jobs. We will explore working robots and how they are changing the World now, and what it means for your future!

Future farmers are manipulating light for indoor farms. One day your hamburger could be grown inside of a test tube. What's the future bringing to your dinner table? Find out on Earth 2050!

Welcome to the future where humans and high tech are changing the World. Meet a robot designed to look like a man but act like a tank. Firefighters get superpowers with high tech eyes and ears. Man and machine, the ultimate combination.

Robots using the power of the sun to nuke viruses. Mechanical hands taking surgeons deep inside the human body. Modern healthcare, from gleaming new machines, to therapeutic robotic pets, what's the future of medicine? We find out this week on Earth 2050!

In the approach to 2050, cops and robbers isn't what it used to be. New gadgets are giving police extra sensory perception. True or False? Can your brain show when you're lying? The future of crime fighting on this episode of Earth 2050.

New devices are combining with the human body to change our World. Meet a man who hears in color, thanks to an antenna implanted in his skull. Modern space suits face a watery test on Earth, and Joe puts on a powerful headset showcasing brain power.

In the future, home sweet home will see some big changes, and not only in cities, how about caves on the moon? You think a lunar cave sounds strange? Try a living space out of a parking space. The future is coming to where you live, next on Earth 2050.

By 2050, will we be mining for gold, platinum and other precious metals on asteroids? Then, will space elevators become a reality? And will we find life beyond Earth? Find the answers with your host Joe Penna this week on Xploration Earth 2050!

Cars. We have trouble living with them but we can't live without them, and they are changing more than ever before. How will the car change in 2050? Could we be driving on roads that glow in the dark? Will your car be driving you? All this and more next!

3D printing is/will forever change how we make things. Manufacturing worldwide is getting a makeover, affecting industries from healthcare to education. It's in homes, kitchens, and it's even in space! Explore how 3D priting will change your life!

Interactive entertainment in 2050, with fantasy and reality meeting in unexpected ways. Virtual reality is getting a lot less virtual and a lot more real. Robots are taking the stage in the opera of the future. Find out what this all will look like!