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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.

Season 1

Episode 1
Mind Controlled Car
October 15, 2008
Episode 2
Boxing Robots
October 22, 2008
Episode 3
Traffic Busting Truck
October 29, 2008
Episode 4
Six-Legged All Terrain Vehicle
November 5, 2008
Episode 5
Backyard Waterslide Simulator
November 12, 2008
Episode 6
Robotic Firefighter Assistant
November 19, 2008
Episode 7
Get Up and Go
November 26, 2008
Episode 8
Automated Pizza Delivery
December 3, 2008
Episode 9
Wearable Airbag
December 10, 2008
Episode 10
Virtual Sea Adventure
December 17, 2008
Episode 11
Flying Life Guard
March 12, 2009
Episode 12
Gecko Suit
March 19, 2009
Episode 13
Dogsitter
March 26, 2009