Grade levels: Adult

We revisit the evolving role of robots. We meet a variety of robots, from ASIMO, the first robot to autonomously walk around, to Ballbot, a robot that balances on the cutting edge of mobile robotics.

Daily Planet takes a look at some of the world’s biggest disasters. From the Asian tsunami to the prospect of a sinking Shanghai, not to mention New Orleans and the plan to save Venice from a similar fate.

Daily Planet digs up the scoop on mining. We go to mining school, meet a mine robot that works in Utah, gold diggers in Dawson City, and more.

In this episode of Daily Planet, we take a trip… around the planet. From the top of the world to Korea, from Mexico to Berlin, we’ve got it covered.

Daily Planet revisits the world of airplanes. We look at a supersized eye hospital with wings, and the Falcon 7X, a $40 million business jet.

Daily Planet checks out unique inventions, including radio-controlled flying saucer, a backback for astronauts, and the Trojan, the first ballistic, full exoskeletan body suit of armor.

Daily Planet salutes the power of perseverance. Stories of inventors who have built multiple prototypes of some inspired contraptions, from potato guns to robotic boats.

Daily Planet looks into the exhilerating world of summer sports. One of the world’s strongest men pulls a 40-ton truck, a climbing chair on wheels, longboarding, and much more.

Daily Planet explores a world beyond our world – outer space! NASA’s Depth-X explores the world’s deepest sink-hole, inflatable lunar habitats, and much more.

We delve into the technologies that have changed the world of medicine. We look at the snakebot, a robot that performs heart surgery, the Neuro Arm, a hi-tech surgical tool that’s based on the Canada Arm, and much more.