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13 Episodes 2008 - 2008
Episode 1
Wed, Apr 2, 2008 27 mins
The second season begins as contestants on two new teams vie for a $10,000 college scholarship. The teams begin by designing and building furniture items made out of cardboard.
Episode 2
Wed, Apr 9, 2008 27 mins
The teams face off to make kayaks made of non-traditional elements with the help of kayak-maker Sean Gallagher. Also: a profile of Connie Yang, the Director of Engineering for NEMO Equipment.
Episode 3
Wed, Apr 16, 2008 27 mins
The teams are challenged by the Food Project, an environmentally-minded agriculture group, to design "green" farm equipment. Also: building computer products in an eco-friendly way with industrial engineer Erin Gately.
Episode 4
Wed, Apr 23, 2008 27 mins
The teams design and build gravity bikes (bikes without pedals).
Episode 5
Wed, Apr 30, 2008 27 mins
The teams try to design prostheses for performance artist Lisa Bufano, who had partial amputations of her legs.
Episode 6
Wed, May 7, 2008 27 mins
The teams try to design an amusement ride for the backyard of a private home.
Episode 7
Wed, May 14, 2008 27 mins
The teams try to sculpt large-scale insects from forest materials.
Episode 8
Wed, May 21, 2008 27 mins
The teams build radio-controlled underwater robots for Super Duck Excursions tours. Profiled: engineer Mikell Taylor of Bluefin Robotics, who builds Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for the Navy.
Episode 9
Wed, May 28, 2008 27 mins
The teams design remote-controlled aerial cameras to record a concert by female world-music group Zili Misik.
Episode 10
Wed, Jun 4, 2008 27 mins
The teams try to design an onion dispenser for a hot-dog vendor who works at a ballpark.
Episode 11
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 27 mins
The teams build remote-controlled hockey-net targets with Matt Lashoff of the Boston Bruins. Profiled: Leila Hasan, lead engineer for the GigaPan, a high-resolution, panoramic image-capturing device.
Episode 12
Wed, Jun 18, 2008 27 mins
The teams face off in a challenge to create the fastest go-kart. Part 1 of 2.
Episode 13
Wed, Jun 25, 2008 27 mins
Season 2 ends with the conclusion of a two-part episode as the two teams race go-karts, with a college scholarship from the Intel Foundation as the reward.