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b'Hi ho, hi ho \\u2026 it\\u2019s out with work we go! As you relax this holiday weekend, step into our labor-atory and imagine a world with no work allowed. Soft robots help us with tasks at home and at the office, while driverless cars allow us to catch ZZZZs in the front seat.\\nPlus, the Internet of Everything interconnects all your devices, from your toaster to your roaster to \\u2026 you. So there\\u2019s no need to ever get off the couch. But is a machine-ruled world a true utopia?\\nAnd, the invention that got us into our 24/7 rat race: Edison\\u2019s electric light.\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nBarry Trimmer \\u2013 Professor of biology, neuroscience, and biomedical engineering at Tufts University, and editor-in-chief, Soft Robotics\\n\\n\\n\\nRed Whittaker \\u2013 Roboticist at Carnegie Mellon University\\n\\n\\nErnest Freeberg \\u2013 Historian, University of Tennessee, and author of The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America\\n\\n\\n\\nRob Chandhok \\u2013 Computer scientist, president of Qualcomm Interactive Platforms\\n\\n\\nAndre Bormanis \\u2013 Television writer, producer, screenwriter and science advisor to Star Trek and Cosmos\\n\\nDescripci\\xf3n en espa\\xf1ol\\nFirst released August 26, 2013.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'