0:00:00 > 0:00:03evening. Now it is time for click weather programmes look back at the
0:00:03 > 0:00:06highlights of 2017. Thank you for joining us.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Hello.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32It is time to look back on the year in tech.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35As 2017 fades away, we could tell you about all the technology
0:00:35 > 0:00:37news that has happened, the hacking, the launching,
0:00:37 > 0:00:39the automatic driving, but that would be just like last
0:00:39 > 0:00:43year and, come to think of it, the year before that.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46So we prefer to share with you some unforgettable memories from our year
0:00:46 > 0:00:49on Click as we travelled far and wide to bring you some
0:00:49 > 0:00:54extraordinary moments.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58And we start with a personal highlight for me.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Back in October we travelled to Japan and we got rare access
0:01:01 > 0:01:04to see how robots are helping with the dangerous task of cleaning
0:01:04 > 0:01:11up the Fukushima nuclear power plant after its meltdown in 2011.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Scary?
0:01:12 > 0:01:13No.
0:01:13 > 0:01:23I have worn plenty of protective suits in my time,
0:01:37 > 0:01:47but they have always been to protect the environment from my body.
0:01:47 > 0:01:56This time it is different.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58We're going inside unit five, which is identical
0:01:58 > 0:02:04to the units which were wrecked by the explosions.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07As you can imagine, it is really hot inside this suit.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10It is a confusing jumble of walkways and machinery,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13it is difficult to appreciate that somewhere in here is a seven story
0:02:13 > 0:02:15high tank of water called the primary containment
0:02:15 > 0:02:20vessel, the PCV.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26And now it's time to go right underneath the reactor.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Oh wow.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31They think what happens after the meltdowns
0:02:31 > 0:02:35is that the molten fuel just burned through the bottom of the PCV
0:02:35 > 0:02:40and came through here to what's known as the pedestal.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45That's where they think the fuel is now.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48It's difficult enough getting through this place on foot,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50now imagine trying to remote control a robot through this
0:02:50 > 0:02:55after the whole place has been mangled by an explosion.
0:02:55 > 0:03:01Oh yes, and do it in the dark.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06This is Scorpion, its mission was to hunt for fuel in unit two.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Time is of the essence for any Fukushima robot.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12The radiation will eventually damage and disable its cameras,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15rendering it useless.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20But the entire mission can also be upset by something far more basic.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23This is service hatch X6, and in unit two they were hoping
0:03:23 > 0:03:26to send a scorpion robot down this ramp to film the molten
0:03:26 > 0:03:30fuel at the bottom.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33But it never made it.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37They did not get any footage or evidence of where the fuel was.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40In unit three the water's much higher, so they had to think
0:03:40 > 0:03:45of another way to get a robot in.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47That is where the mini sunfish came in.
0:03:47 > 0:03:53Well, actually, that's where the mini sunfish came in.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Built to fit through this 15 centimetre pipe, mini sunfish
0:03:56 > 0:03:59is a tiny underwater robot with five propellers, two cameras,
0:03:59 > 0:04:04and four human operators.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08300 kilometres away from Fukushima, in Yokohama's R&D centre,
0:04:08 > 0:04:18I came face to face with the star of the investigation.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26In July this year, mini sunfish was successful in finding material
0:04:26 > 0:04:30that could be fuel debris in the pedestal in unit three.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Decommissioning the site could take 40 years and it may
0:04:32 > 0:04:39cost 8 trillion yen.
0:04:39 > 0:04:49Those little robots have a lot riding on their tiny backs.
0:04:55 > 0:05:04Ever wondered what cats get up to when no-one's there?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Meet Roxie and Zara, who seemed agreeable in taking part
0:05:07 > 0:05:10in some gadget testing.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Oh, sorry.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17If you have ever wanted to watch, talk to, or even play with your cats
0:05:17 > 0:05:22when you are not with them, then this could help.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Once the device is connected to your home Wi-Fi you can log
0:05:25 > 0:05:31in via the app anywhere you can get your phone online.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34There's a laser game to play, snacks at the tap of an icon,
0:05:34 > 0:05:44and a function to proudly make and share videos and cat snaps.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49This rather unusual looking setup works in quite a similar way.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53There's a camera so you can see the cats remotely,
0:05:53 > 0:05:57also the ability to give them food wherever you are.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02Plus this toy, which is apparently something that cats
0:06:02 > 0:06:05might like to play with.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Zara and Roxie were possibly slightly intimidated by the jolting
0:06:08 > 0:06:11of the feathery thing and the app was extremely temperamental, making
0:06:11 > 0:06:14set up a rather tedious experience.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17The PetPace Smart Collar has been around for a little while now
0:06:17 > 0:06:27and is available for cats and dogs.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Meanwhile, there seems to be a game of cat and mouse going on.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37The latter played by a remote-controlled rodent.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Although it actually consists of the mouse chasing the cat,
0:06:40 > 0:06:42which probably says it all about my day's filming.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44That was Lara with some pretty disinterested interviewees.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45You can't win them all.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48You know us, we will report from wherever we find a good story.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50There have been so many great ones.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52So many successful ones in Africa this year.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Back in June, Dan Simmons went to Tanzania to see the first stages
0:06:55 > 0:07:05of what could be a global revolution in education.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16We are travelling a long way from any town or city to visit some
0:07:16 > 0:07:23of the 200 children in Tata village in northern Tanzania.
0:07:23 > 0:07:32We are booting up the tablet, the first one.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52The whole programme is in Swahili so the local
0:07:52 > 0:07:53children can understand.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58I think they're going to need more tablets.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01This is one of about 150 villages in Tanzania chosen as the testbed
0:08:01 > 0:08:05for the Global Learning XPRIZ.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Within a few months 4,000 tablets will be given out,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10the challenge to teach 7- to 11-year-olds to read, write,
0:08:10 > 0:08:14and do maths over the next year.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18The most effective app will win $10 million.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23The prize here will be much more valuable.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Older children can walk up to four hours to get to and from school,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28for younger ones like this seven-year-old Amina
0:08:28 > 0:08:31that is too far.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34She has been lucky, she is one of those who has been chosen to take
0:08:34 > 0:08:37part in the challenge.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41At the start she has not seen a tablet before so she is not used
0:08:41 > 0:08:42to touching screens.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45When it comes to reading, she does not know more than one
0:08:45 > 0:08:47or two words in a sentence.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49But John, who is with the project, thinks the tablet will
0:08:49 > 0:08:55eventually help her to read fluently.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58The problem is that there are about 60 to 100 million kids
0:08:58 > 0:09:00who have no access to school because it is too far.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Then you have 250 million more who go to school and to leave
0:09:03 > 0:09:06without ever having learnt to read or write a word.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09They are in Botswana, Boston, Brighton, it does not matter.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Kids go to school all over the world and they go and do not learn.
0:09:12 > 0:09:18Why is that?
0:09:18 > 0:09:23That's the question we're trying to address.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25In our greatest desire, every single child on planet Earth
0:09:25 > 0:09:31has access to a world class education in the palm of her hand.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34We are hoping to be back next you to see how the teams get along.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36For now it is time to say goodbye.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38We have brought some biscuits to say thank you.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41And suddenly the difficulties the team will face when they
0:09:41 > 0:09:43arrive became clear.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46We just 20 or so tablets per village, there simply won't be
0:09:46 > 0:09:50enough for everyone to take part.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53To reduce potential jealousy, the tablets will be locked to only
0:09:53 > 0:09:58run the educational software, but everyone wants one.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02A village mamma has been chosen to settle any dispute.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05And the scheme's partners, UNESCO, will be asking some other important
0:10:05 > 0:10:08questions about tablets too.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10We are doing assessments of the social and emotional
0:10:10 > 0:10:15impact of such learning, because we expect some
0:10:15 > 0:10:17criticism from that side.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19We are engaging with the psychologists, anthropologists,
0:10:19 > 0:10:21educationalists, to try to understand what does
0:10:21 > 0:10:25it do to the child?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Is it an option that is ethical because children go to school,
0:10:28 > 0:10:31they are socialised also, it is not only the cognitive
0:10:31 > 0:10:37learning, it is learning to be part of the group.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38It's just like back at home.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Now they've all got tablets.
0:10:42 > 0:10:50They're not really talking to anybody.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41And after all that globetrotting, I have to say there
0:11:41 > 0:11:42is no place like home.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43There's no place like home.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44There's no place like home...
0:11:44 > 0:11:45There's no place like...
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Guards!
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Yes, banks, voting systems and the NHS were not the only ones
0:11:49 > 0:11:49to have been under attack in 2017.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51to have been under attack in 2017.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Even in my own castle I had my hands full with this lot.