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In Antarctica, a state-of-the-art robotic penguin, called ECHO, is changing the way scientists monitor wildlife. The autonomous yellow robot has been integrated into the penguin colony and is using remote sensing technology to monitor these now-endangered penguin colonies.
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S1, EP74 "First Images: The James Webb Telescope"
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S1, EP76 "Year of the Asteroid"
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S1, EP78 "Reefs of Hope"
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S1, EP91 "Engineering Life"
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S1, EP90 "Brain-Computer Interface: The Digital Mind"
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S1, EP89 "Asteroid Impact"
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S1, EP88 "Pathways to Mars"
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