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Prototype This!

Prototype This!

Description: Electronics specialists, engineers, professors and special effects experts combine their technology to come up with one-of-a-kind prototypes that are shown in development from the drawing board all the way through the design process. Featured prototypes include a car built to withstand extreme road rage and a state-of-the-art alarm clock that wakes you up with a chime, then follows through with an automated shower, valet service and a mechanized butler.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2008
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 13
First episode air date: October 15, 2008
Network: Discovery Channel
Director: John Tessier
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