America's Greatest Makers

Country: United States

The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Twenty four teams of inventors compete to build the best gadget and win one million dollars. They get help from mentors in design, hardware, software, and business. A panel of judges picks the winner.

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What happens

America's Greatest Makers is a reality television show that aired in 2016 on TBS. Twenty-four teams of Makers compete for a $1 million prize. The judging panel consists of Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, Kevin Pereira, and Carol Roth. It was produced by Emmy-award winning producer Mark Burnett and MGM Television. A second season was announced in 2017 but canceled soon after casting. Guest judges include: Kenny Smith, Mayim Bialik, Shaquille O'Neal, Massimo Banzi and Mike Rowe. The show also had an in-depth second screen presence on their website with video segments hosted by Cara Santa Maria and guest correspondent Chris Hardwick of Nerdist. The show included 24 teams with design, hardware, software and business mentors. Design mentors included: Imaan Naeem, Aubrey Shick, and Kurin Tu. Mechanical/hardware mentors included: Nahid Alam, Shallu Bhalla, James Crocker, Norvin Cuentas, Alex Juern and Greg Spilman. Software mentors included: Oliver Chen, Michael DiGioia, Mike Duong, David Fickel, Dan Hugo, Bryan Levin, Pirooz Najafi, and Prem Seelin. Business mentors included Andre Marquis and Mark Searle from UC Berkeley. Anubha Sacheti and Team Grush won the show. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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