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Follow two teams of contestants as they attempt to solve a seemingly impossible engineering challenge each week, from a missile defense system to robots that serve food. Celebrity judges include car racer Carl Edwards and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. At the end: a $50,000 grand prize.
Original Release
05/01/2013 on DISC
US Release
05/01/2013
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kal Penn | Self - Host |
| Andrew Stroup | Self - Contestant & Defense Systems Engineer |
| Amy Elliott | Self - Contestant & Engineering Grad Student |
| Alison Wong | Self - Contestant & Product Designer |
| Dan Moyers | Self - Contestant & Space Systems Engineer |
| Joel Ifill | Self - Contestant & Welding Engineer |
| Cory Fleischer | Self - Contestant & Mechanical Engineer |
| Joe Caravella | Self - Contestant & Rocket Scientist |
| Eric Whitman | Self - Contestant & Robotics Grad Student |
| Tom Johnson | Self - Contestant & Mechanical Engineer |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Next Great Innovator | Wednesday, 01 May 2013 |
| 2 | Seek and Destroy | Wednesday, 08 May 2013 |
| 3 | Three Little Pigs | Wednesday, 15 May 2013 |
| 4 | Triathalabots | Wednesday, 22 May 2013 |
| 5 | Waterfall | Wednesday, 29 May 2013 |
| 6 | The Wildcard | Wednesday, 05 June 2013 |
| 7 | Catching Cars | Wednesday, 12 June 2013 |
| 8 | Bridge Battle | Wednesday, 19 June 2013 |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kal Penn | Self - Host |
| Andrew Stroup | Self - Contestant & Defense Systems Engineer |
| Amy Elliott | Self - Contestant & Engineering Grad Student |
| Alison Wong | Self - Contestant & Product Designer |
| Dan Moyers | Self - Contestant & Space Systems Engineer |
| Joel Ifill | Self - Contestant & Welding Engineer |
| Cory Fleischer | Self - Contestant & Mechanical Engineer |
| Joe Caravella | Self - Contestant & Rocket Scientist |
| Eric Whitman | Self - Contestant & Robotics Grad Student |
| Tom Johnson | Self - Contestant & Mechanical Engineer |
| Mark Fuller | Self - Judge & CEO, W.E.T. |
| Gui Cavalcanti | Self - Contestant & Robotics Engineer |
| Christine Gulbranson | Self - Judge & Founder & CEO of Christalis |
| Michael Massimino | Self - Judge & NASA Astronaut |
| Buzz Aldrin | Self |
| Carl Edwards | Self - Judge & NASCAR champ |
| Burt Dalton | Self - Judge & Special Effects Supervisor |
| Bobak Ferdowsi | Self - Judge & NASA's JPL Flight Director for MSL |
| Jason Bardis | Self - Judge & Robotics Expert |
| Dezso Molnar | Self - Judge & Inventor |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mark Fuller | Executive Producer |
| Maria Villamil | Executive Producer |
| Barry Hennessey | Executive Producer |
| Ralph Wikke | Executive Producer |
| Mitch Rosa | Executive Producer |
| Craig Piligian | Executive Producer |
| Craig Coffman | Executive Producer |
| Adrian M. Pruett | Producer |
| Raquel Loaiza | Producer |
| Ronald Head | Producer |
| Michele Gardner-Smith | Producer |
| Ashley DeLapp | Producer |
| Emmy Davis | Producer |
| Nick Bernyk | Producer |
| Kristopher Bagley | Producer |
| Mary Ronau | Producer |
| Meghan Gambling | Producer |
| Ronn Head | Producer |
| Lee Frank | Producer |
| Junko Takeya | Producer |
| Christian Heaton | Producer |
| Kal Penn | Producer |
| Zander Kanefield | Producer |
| Tracy Brimner | Producer |
| Liz Wagner | Producer |
| Adam Klein | Producer |
| Chad Hahne | Producer |
Editors
Jason Tungate, Elise Ludwig, Jeff Sielaff, Matt Finton, Adam Powell, Felix Chamberlain, Stephen A. Hicks, Vincent H. Ly
