:00:00. > :00:19.This week, DNA crimes. Keeping you save on the streets and flying
:00:20. > :00:42.high... Oh, no! Drone down! Drone down!
:00:43. > :00:50.From a drone that can deliver blood, to one that can balance a stick and
:00:51. > :00:56.throw you a ball, there does seem to be no end to what this tech can do.
:00:57. > :01:02.But for as long as we've covered drones there's always been one major
:01:03. > :01:06.shortcoming, battery power. But all that could be about to change if
:01:07. > :01:12.researchers at Imperial College London have their way. This Roman
:01:13. > :01:17.doesn't fly very high and it really isn't going to go very far, but it
:01:18. > :01:23.is still very impressive because it has no battery. -- this drone.
:01:24. > :01:28.Whatsoever. It is getting its power wirelessly from the power transfer
:01:29. > :01:33.pad underneath. So there's no battery and so I can stick that
:01:34. > :01:44.underneath just to prove there are no wires. That is wireless charging,
:01:45. > :01:47.or wireless power transfer. The breakthrough the team here have made
:01:48. > :01:53.is being able to transfer the power wirelessly over much larger
:01:54. > :01:58.distances than that used in say phones or electric toothbrushes. One
:01:59. > :02:02.of the things that we targeted straightaway was the fact that we
:02:03. > :02:07.wanted to get large distance. So we weren't just trying to do the phone
:02:08. > :02:10.charging where you are in contact with the charging pad. Fundamentally
:02:11. > :02:15.to do that you needed to upgrade the system at a higher frequency. But to
:02:16. > :02:20.get the system to be efficient you have to go up in frequency by a
:02:21. > :02:23.factor of up to 100, which is a challenge. While you wouldn't really
:02:24. > :02:27.want a drone that doesn't have a battery, being able to charge on
:02:28. > :02:31.wirelessly on promote charging stations could mean a lot more
:02:32. > :02:36.flying time. One of the things that will make a huge difference for
:02:37. > :02:41.people is the ability to recharge medical implants using this
:02:42. > :02:45.technology. We are especially interested in the pumps placed in
:02:46. > :02:49.the heart, if you have a weak heart muscle. At the moment they require a
:02:50. > :02:56.wire through the skin to provide power. The data we can transform
:02:57. > :02:59.wirelessly, but the fact that we can now transfer power means any
:03:00. > :03:04.infection that could transfer through the puncture in the skin can
:03:05. > :03:09.be completely avoided. But in the new -- near future Paul can see it
:03:10. > :03:12.being used for military surveillance, recharging from base
:03:13. > :03:19.stations or even in the air, like other larger drones. That is, as
:03:20. > :03:23.long as they can actually stay airborne. And actually it turns out
:03:24. > :03:28.that there is already a use for autonomous drones that can fly
:03:29. > :03:38.steady distances. To explain more, we have to go to Australia. A couple
:03:39. > :03:42.of years ago we met Outback Joe. He needed water to save his life and
:03:43. > :03:47.drones came to the rescue. Now our flying friends are back. Just
:03:48. > :03:57.outside Golby, in Queensland, the world's toughest drone cop edition
:03:58. > :04:00.is about to kick off. -- Dalby. Ten teams are competing for the price
:04:01. > :04:06.and this year the challenge is more complicated. Their drawings must
:04:07. > :04:10.take off, locate Joe, land, collect a blood sample for his doctor to
:04:11. > :04:17.analyse and return safely to base. All autonomously, all in under one
:04:18. > :04:24.hour. Our reporter on the ground was there.
:04:25. > :04:27.Here he is! Joe, the man himself, standing tall and he is supposed to
:04:28. > :04:32.be standing cossies meant to be someone capable of placing at blood
:04:33. > :04:40.sample into a drone and arming it for takeoff. -- because he. But it
:04:41. > :04:45.is much more difficult to see from up there. And that's just one of the
:04:46. > :04:51.many complex aspects of this treacherous challenge. The big
:04:52. > :04:55.difference between this challenge and other drone challenges is the
:04:56. > :04:59.great distances involved. The teams are flying about 23 kilometres to
:05:00. > :05:02.get to this site. It is very challenging because it's a very
:05:03. > :05:07.cluttered environment. Joe is deliberately in a rough area, there
:05:08. > :05:11.are big trees around, there are farm buildings. That makes it extremely
:05:12. > :05:16.difficult and then they have to fly another 23 kilometres to get back.
:05:17. > :05:23.To be in with a chance, teams have come up with all shapes and sizes of
:05:24. > :05:31.winged warriors. So, as the race begins, let's cross to Nick.
:05:32. > :05:39.First up is this Canadian couple who hoped to fly to victory with their
:05:40. > :05:44.custom drone. It seems to be drifting on the wind. But there hope
:05:45. > :05:47.is shortly to, as one of their drones comes tumbling down. From
:05:48. > :05:52.this point on it is about returning to base. So it is in the truck and
:05:53. > :06:00.off to track down the wayward plane for a manual landing. This year,
:06:01. > :06:05.teams are allowed to enter not only on but a secondary communications
:06:06. > :06:11.relay aircraft too. Great for maintaining a to base, but the rules
:06:12. > :06:16.stipulate that if one goes down the other must return directly home.
:06:17. > :06:20.With the circulating planes safely landed, the judges call an auxiliary
:06:21. > :06:26.support to locate the crashed aircraft. We are just going to have
:06:27. > :06:34.a bit of a look, see if we can have a view from above. It is in a nice,
:06:35. > :06:40.big, green field, so an eye in the sky will give it a help. But even
:06:41. > :06:47.from the sky the drone was impossible to spot. Back at base,
:06:48. > :06:54.this Thai team prepped their custom topper for takeoff and it soon blast
:06:55. > :06:57.off for Joe. Using a video games controller they scan the screen for
:06:58. > :07:06.visible Bell possible sightings of Joe. They have found Joe, but then
:07:07. > :07:14.disaster strikes. Smoke! It's coming down.
:07:15. > :07:26.We found Joe. We tried to get to him but smoke was coming out first and
:07:27. > :07:30.it crashed. One of the differences between this challenge and other
:07:31. > :07:33.drone challenges is it is incredibly realistic. We've chosen a place
:07:34. > :07:39.where it really does flood, we've chosen a realistic farm, we've
:07:40. > :07:43.chosen a totally realistic to rein and there are tall trees, uneven
:07:44. > :07:48.ground and the distances are about the same sorts of distances that you
:07:49. > :07:51.would get between a cut-off area in a flood and town. So it is the
:07:52. > :07:55.realism we are after and getting teams to develop the technology, so
:07:56. > :07:58.they can actually solve the problem in the real world. And being cut off
:07:59. > :08:04.from healthcare is a real-world problem. The drone takes developed
:08:05. > :08:07.here would one day be life-saving. -- drone tech. As part of the
:08:08. > :08:11.challenge teams have also had to invent novel blood carrying
:08:12. > :08:17.components, with detailed instructions on how to use them.
:08:18. > :08:22.Again, just slide it in and there is a click mechanism inside. Now, they
:08:23. > :08:33.say necessity is the mother of invention. Well, for these guys that
:08:34. > :08:37.meant creating this beauty - heil the delftocopter! This can take off
:08:38. > :08:40.and land vertically but upon reaching altitude it transforms and
:08:41. > :08:46.can repel itself forward like a plane. It's especially designed
:08:47. > :08:53.broker can control pitch during the transition. The team also built
:08:54. > :08:58.custom auto software and took things to a new level using an elevated
:08:59. > :09:03.platform to get the signal up and above. Its special downward facing
:09:04. > :09:07.200 degrees cameras means that when flying horizontally it can still see
:09:08. > :09:13.the ground and having two of them did depth perception as well. --
:09:14. > :09:17.gives. Like an invincible Phoenix, there are fixed wing flew and
:09:18. > :09:28.then... Terminate. The judges say to terminate, you are in a tree. Oh!
:09:29. > :09:39.The Australian gum tree. The tree was 22 metres high. You need luck.
:09:40. > :09:44.Bad luck for Mav Lab and the losing streak only worsen. To Nick for more
:09:45. > :10:01.in the ground and in the air events. With so many crashes, a storm is
:10:02. > :10:08.brewing. It is such a difficult task, with ceremony criteria to be
:10:09. > :10:15.met, that even a little wind can make all the difference between
:10:16. > :10:20.success and catastrophic failure. So what of the reigning champions,
:10:21. > :10:24.Canberra? They won the last challenge and have returned with a
:10:25. > :10:28.souped up version of the fixed wing plane Felix. They've added Virtual
:10:29. > :10:32.takeoff and landing with eight independent props, making sure it
:10:33. > :10:39.stays airborne if one of them blows. And a chopper to being signal back
:10:40. > :10:44.to base. The team captain, Andrew, developed the autopilot software
:10:45. > :10:51.that most of the teams are using, meaning they have a keen upper hand.
:10:52. > :11:00.It is a complex butterfly type pattern. That's how we approach Joe
:11:01. > :11:07.from every angle. And he is off! On board, they've developed a special
:11:08. > :11:12.Joe detection system, that analyses photos for any unusual objects. They
:11:13. > :11:17.then do a visual study on each. But he is soon feeling the heat. No
:11:18. > :11:27.moving the truck please. I need the shade. I've got Joe. Yes, they've
:11:28. > :11:38.got him! It is now a race against time to get back. Touchdown! Mission
:11:39. > :11:46.complete. In the end, Canberra's chopper didn't return home but a
:11:47. > :11:53.winner was still announced. The winner is Canberra UAV. Everyone
:11:54. > :11:57.that got up flying is a winner. It was a tough challenge and we didn't
:11:58. > :12:01.finish the mission but as a team I think we did very well and I think
:12:02. > :12:05.all the teams who got here did very well. This event has been absolutely
:12:06. > :12:08.amazing, so thank you so much. It's a great achievement but they're
:12:09. > :12:13.still clearly a lot of work to do before drones can autonomously
:12:14. > :12:27.perform such complicated tasks. So, what for the next drone challenge?
:12:28. > :12:31.Welcome to the weak Intech. It the week that Uber's self driving truck
:12:32. > :12:34.made the world's first autonomous truck delivery. And if the
:12:35. > :12:40.recipients wanted to raise a glass to celebrate, conveniently it was
:12:41. > :12:44.transporting 50,000 beers. It was revealed smartwatch sales last
:12:45. > :12:47.quarter only resulted to 2.7 million, less than half the number
:12:48. > :12:52.sold in the same period last year, and it was also the week that
:12:53. > :12:56.Microsoft announced an update to Windows ten, featuring 3D creation
:12:57. > :13:01.and editing tools, does a range of the art headsets to get your... Head
:13:02. > :13:05.around what you create. The Samsung note seven saga continues, as it
:13:06. > :13:09.reveals one third of Europeans haven't returned their devices. But
:13:10. > :13:14.we will get an update that prevents the battery from getting over 60%
:13:15. > :13:21.fall. No, not Laura, Lara. As in Lara Croft, but less adventurous.
:13:22. > :13:25.Sorry, I've got to go! It is also the forgive anniversary of people
:13:26. > :13:30.spelling my name right, or the launch of the first to grade again.
:13:31. > :13:35.The hit franchise turned 20 this week. -- Tomb Raider. And if you
:13:36. > :13:39.felt the world was short of aerobatic Caterpillar powered by
:13:40. > :13:47.light, fear no more. -- robotic Caterpillar. This is made from
:13:48. > :13:52.liquid components. It can squeeze into small spaces and move objects
:13:53. > :14:00.ten times its size. Maybe it needs its own activity to the next.
:14:01. > :14:09.Welcome to Somerset House in London. This place is home to over 300
:14:10. > :14:14.artist and makers from a wide variety of disciplines. Bursting
:14:15. > :14:20.with creativity, every turn revealing something inspiring. I've
:14:21. > :14:24.come to see a small exhibition that celebrates the opening of a new
:14:25. > :14:29.studio space. A lot of the works on display here feature some kind of
:14:30. > :14:33.tech, a real testament to how technology is shaping our lives and
:14:34. > :14:43.inspiring artists to think about its impact on society. In this short
:14:44. > :14:47.film, creators visualise a time when drones are constantly monitoring the
:14:48. > :14:52.city, and where these networks of flying machines influence our
:14:53. > :14:56.decisions. It is a future where we are monitored by flying security and
:14:57. > :15:08.traffic cameras, and shouted out by airborne advertising. -- shouted at.
:15:09. > :15:12.I'm watching is the London-based musical duo Patterns' latest video.
:15:13. > :15:16.It is on show here because of the way it was created. Instead of lots
:15:17. > :15:20.of computers rendering the scene of the several hours, this is a
:15:21. > :15:27.videogame's engine to render it in real time. Shadows, reflections,
:15:28. > :15:31.rain, all done in one take. This is a testament to how good video
:15:32. > :15:35.graphics cards have become, at creating pretty realistic images on
:15:36. > :15:41.the go. I caught up with the creator of the work, Tom, who told me about
:15:42. > :15:49.a theory that sounded frighteningly familiar. There is a philosophical
:15:50. > :15:52.thought at the moment that is being bandied around about simulation
:15:53. > :15:57.theory, which is the speed technology is moving, with more's
:15:58. > :16:00.law and the singular Arti and all that, our future ancestors, when the
:16:01. > :16:04.technology is there, why wouldn't they start to Sydney late history?
:16:05. > :16:08.So there are some people who think it is more likely we are living in a
:16:09. > :16:12.simulation right now than we are living in what would be deemed as
:16:13. > :16:15.reality. And one of the reasons, one of the items people have, is the
:16:16. > :16:18.speed that games technology is moving, because that is just a
:16:19. > :16:23.simulation of a train carriage, but with a lot more compute in power you
:16:24. > :16:28.could simulate this room, this building, this country, this world,
:16:29. > :16:32.this universe. Now onto another type of tax that has also been made
:16:33. > :16:37.possible by real-time graphics. Augmented reality. By projecting
:16:38. > :16:42.graphics on top of the real world, we have seen it the inn used to show
:16:43. > :16:46.people how to fix things, or give them a taste of walking on Mars.
:16:47. > :16:54.Microsoft is currently experimenting with a our with Kholo Lends. --
:16:55. > :17:01.experiment in with AR. But the big players are not alone in combining
:17:02. > :17:04.to remake and wearables. This is the headquarters in San
:17:05. > :17:11.Francisco of a company called OD G. Here, it manufactures and AR headset
:17:12. > :17:16.called the R seven. At the moment, this device is primarily a tool for
:17:17. > :17:19.the workplace. The grasses are a soft contained had warned computer,
:17:20. > :17:24.running a version of the Android operating system. But while lots of
:17:25. > :17:27.industries recognise the potential of AR, the technology has had
:17:28. > :17:31.difficulty training -- gaining traction with mainstream consumers.
:17:32. > :17:37.That was until only this summer, when a lot of people went to pocket
:17:38. > :17:41.monster mad. Pokemon Go and Snapchat have shown that the consumer is
:17:42. > :17:45.ready for augmented reality. We just have to present the right platform.
:17:46. > :17:49.Holding a phone, a mobile device, makes our hands tied. You do it once
:17:50. > :17:53.in a while and then it loses its charm. But augmented reality
:17:54. > :17:57.immerses you. It blows your reality with the digital world. So once a
:17:58. > :18:05.platform exists, the people will adopt it. One of the developers here
:18:06. > :18:10.thought, why not adapt Pokemon Go, a game designed to work on
:18:11. > :18:13.smartphones, for this headset? After about an hour fiddling with the
:18:14. > :18:19.code, that is exactly what he managed to do. And it is exactly
:18:20. > :18:26.what can see right now. -- what I can see. Where are you? Sneaky
:18:27. > :18:37.Pokemon, where are you? There you are! Got my ball. That's it! Looking
:18:38. > :18:53.for Pokemon inside an office is OK, but the real test of this bit of kit
:18:54. > :18:57.is to take it outside. Now, of course, all of the game's visuals
:18:58. > :19:09.are on the headset in front of me, which means I've got far less chance
:19:10. > :19:13.of actually walking into anything. Pokemon Go on this headset is a bit
:19:14. > :19:17.of fun, really. At just over ?2000 they are not cheap. But that is
:19:18. > :19:22.because they are designed for industrial use. This does prove,
:19:23. > :19:25.though, is the potential of augmented reality technology for
:19:26. > :19:39.consumers. If you will excuse me, where is that Jigglypuff?
:19:40. > :19:43.Ever feel vulnerable when you are walking alone? Well, I've been
:19:44. > :19:49.taking a look at some of the latest devices that are hoping to keep you
:19:50. > :19:57.company. Students at this college in London's Brixton have created ICE,
:19:58. > :19:59.as in "In case of an emergency", a connected panic button with big
:20:00. > :20:04.ambitions that has recently gone into crowdfunding. This is what the
:20:05. > :20:07.finished product will look like. To avoid false alarms you need to
:20:08. > :20:11.unlock it before pressing the buttons. At the point it has been
:20:12. > :20:14.activated it will send an alert with your location to the emergency
:20:15. > :20:18.services, and also, not just your contacts of choice, at the contact
:20:19. > :20:22.closest to you at that point. It will also send an alert to other
:20:23. > :20:26.people who are on the platform, who are nearby at that time. Who,
:20:27. > :20:33.hopefully, will have phone signal and internet connection in your
:20:34. > :20:36.seconds of need. An alert can also be activated through a smart watch,
:20:37. > :20:43.by simply using a SafeWord. Asparagus! We have got several
:20:44. > :20:46.ambitions for the future. One is that when you see somebody needs
:20:47. > :20:50.your help, on your phone, as you arrive close to where they are, the
:20:51. > :20:54.map on your mobile phone will dissolve and your camera will turn
:20:55. > :20:59.on, so you will start filming of the incident, where you are, and will be
:21:00. > :21:03.streaming back to the police. Another short-term ambition for ICE
:21:04. > :21:07.is that we want to make this as common as possible, because the more
:21:08. > :21:12.people that have it, the more people can come to your rescue. So, for us,
:21:13. > :21:16.we are driven by how cheaply can make this, or make it free, so that
:21:17. > :21:20.we can put it in as many people's hands as possible. The most recent
:21:21. > :21:24.figures for England and Wales suggest adults have a one in 33
:21:25. > :21:29.chance each year of being the victim of a violent crime. But despite the
:21:30. > :21:34.fact you are on likely to ever need to use a gadget like this, just
:21:35. > :21:38.knowing it is they may give you that extra peace of mind. If you are
:21:39. > :21:42.walking home alone or going out on a date and you want to feel that
:21:43. > :21:46.someone who cares about you is watching over you, well, the "Follow
:21:47. > :21:52.me" function on the React app could come in handy. They will be alerted
:21:53. > :21:55.to keep an eye on you and track your GPS location for your chosen
:21:56. > :21:59.duration. Hopefully they will not be a problem, and once you have arrived
:22:00. > :22:03.at your destination they will be able to see where you are, fast you
:22:04. > :22:06.can actually tell them that you are fine. Alerts to contact your
:22:07. > :22:10.friends, family or even the emergency services can also be
:22:11. > :22:15.activated at any time by pressing this red button on the app, all this
:22:16. > :22:20.physical button. This is called the Reaction Sidekick, and sinks with
:22:21. > :22:23.the app. On first testing it seemed picky glitchy, but then it became
:22:24. > :22:27.apparent I needed to have the settings right, which were not
:22:28. > :22:32.obvious. You must accept the option to track your location even when not
:22:33. > :22:35.using the app, and you also need to make sure that your chosen contacts
:22:36. > :22:40.are stored with their international dialling code. So with this, and
:22:41. > :22:44.indeed all these devices, it is probably wise to do a test run
:22:45. > :22:49.before you start relying on them. While these products may all have
:22:50. > :22:53.their unique talents, some of the technology is actually pretty
:22:54. > :23:01.simple, as in, just a button that connects to your smartphone. Click
:23:02. > :23:07.is a customisable smart button. Connected to iPhone and you choose
:23:08. > :23:10.the function for a single click, a double-click or a hold of the
:23:11. > :23:14.physical button. You can take selfies, change the lighting, or
:23:15. > :23:18.even turn it into a personal safety device. From there, it can send
:23:19. > :23:23.alerts with GPS location to your chosen contacts. Last the devices
:23:24. > :23:27.may do what they say on the tin, they are still only as good as the
:23:28. > :23:35.discipline you have been keeping them charged up and to hand, in case
:23:36. > :23:39.they do ever need to be called upon. Now, just before we leave you for
:23:40. > :23:44.this week, we have something very exciting to tell you about. On the
:23:45. > :23:48.14th of November we are going to be recording a very special episode of
:23:49. > :23:53.Click in front of a live studio audience. It is going to be at the
:23:54. > :23:56.BBC's radio Theatre in London, and as you would expect, it will be
:23:57. > :24:00.filmed with amazing guests and amazing technology. If you would
:24:01. > :24:06.like to be in the audience, then here is the link you need. That is
:24:07. > :24:10.where you can apply for tickets. We are really looking forward to it and
:24:11. > :24:14.we would love to see you there. In the meantime you can follow us on
:24:15. > :24:15.Twitter. That is it from Somerset Houseful stop thank you for
:24:16. > :24:32.watching, and we will see you soon.