Xploration Earth 2050

Joe Penna flies a mechanical bird which is aiding the efficiency of factories and watches a robotic hummingbird that's helping keep soldiers safe.

Astronauts, designers and factory workers tell how the robotic revolution is affecting the way people work; a robotic butler.

Joe cuddles a therapy robot designed to look and act like a real pet and tests a high-tech fireman's mask that has a lot more than X-ray vision.

A look at the criminals and policing of the future, including brainwave-scanning polygraph tests and robotic security guards.

Joe examines electronic skin that keeps tabs on your vital functions and tests a simulator that shows how robotic surgery will soon be saving lives.

Join host Joe Penna as meets a colorblind man who thanks to a revolutionary piece of technology has become a well-known visual artist who 'hears' colours.