Prototype This!

Prototype This! was a TV series that claimed to "look into the viability of gadgets and technology seen in science-fiction movies". The series premiered on October 15, 2008, on The Discovery Channel. It was filmed on Treasure Island in Building 180 and occasionally at Standard Metal Products in San Francisco.

The show follows a team of inventors:

⁕Dr. Mike North – Material Science, University of California, Santa Barbara

⁕Joe Grand – Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Boston University

⁕Terry Sandin – Special Effects Guru, Hollywood

⁕Dr. Andrew 'Zoz' Brooks – 3 degrees from the University of Adelaide, namely, Bachelor of Science, First Class Honours in Computer Science and a Graduate Diploma in Education plus a Masters from the Australian National University's robotics laboratory and a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Prototype This!

First Air Date

October 15, 2008

Last Air Date

March 26, 2009

Seasons

1

Episodes

13

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

Discovery

S01E13

Dogsitter

The team of inventors attempts to engineer the world's first robotic dog sitter. Designed to play with, let out and discipline your dog, the Robo Dog Sitter will also allow an owner at work to communicate with his dog via a monitor on the robot.

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