Episode
Gadgets & Gizmos: The end of long wave, bionic baggage handlers and lab-grown sperm
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- Hrkn to .. Gadgets & Gizmos
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- Jul 16, 2026
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- 1580
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Summary
Steve Caplin laments the passing of Long Wave radio. He can't wait while a new robot makes a bed so slowly and is nervous about a pair of robots performing live surgery. British Airways is to use bionic baggage handlers. Scientists can now produce lab-grown sperm in artificial testicles taken from skin cells. A French company is producing portable disaster-proof shelters while an American one will lower your home into the ground in the event of a catastrophe. There's a robot which will clean your barbecue. And it turns out robots are much better at proving they are human than humans are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices