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- (Finebros) Today, you will not be reacting to a video.
- Oh, okay.
You guys? Are we reacting to you guys?
(laughing)
- (Finebros) You're reacting to this.
- To this.
- Oh, this is gonna be cool.
- (Finebros) What do you think this is?
- Uh, I think you can see TV up close.
It's like you're actually in it. That's what I understand.
- I think I had one of these on before.
It's kind of virtual reality.
- It's one of those what I call Star Trek things or sci-fi things
that they imagined back in the '50s and '60s,
and now it's a reality.
And to be able to try it is just so exciting.
(movie reel clicks)
- (Finebros) So this is called the HTC Vive,
and it's a new virtual reality device. - The HTC Vive.
- I tried one of this in 2008 in Japan.
Not this one, but the concept.
- (Finebros) All right, you ready to stand up and give it a shot?
- Why not?
- I can't wait to see. I'm all excited about it.
- (Finebros) Welcome to the lab! Take a look around.
- Wow!
- I think I'm in a factory warehouse.
- It looks like a robotic dog and maybe a--
I don't know if that's a vault or something.
- Oh my goodness! A little robot dog.
Is it coming at me though?
No, it's come-- get away!
Why is the dog-- AAAH!
- Ah ha ha! Look at that little guy.
- I see that fool down there.
- (cutesy voice) There he is! Hello there!
Well, hello there! Yes, you are! Yes, you are!
(chuckling)
- (Finebros) Since this map is so large, you can actually teleport
to different locations to move around.
Click and hold the track pad and point to where you want to go.
- Oh! Oh my god. Like, beam me up, Scottie?
- (Finebros) We're going to have you play Robot Repair,
so go to the easel with the blueprint.
- There I am.
- There I am!
- I'm right in front of... (laughing)
- (Finebros) Point at that orb and hold down the trigger.
Bring the orb up to your face and let go.
- That one? Okay. In front of the blueprint.
- This thing right here?
(robotic arms whirr)
- Okay.
- Oh my gosh. (gasping)
- (voice-over) Welcome to robot rehabilitation...
- Now I'm the control-- oh my gosh! There's a telephone and everything.
- I would get lost in here,
forgetting that the real world is out there.
- That looks real familiar, actually, for Monday's surgery.
(laughing)
(robotic whirring)
- (gasps in awe) God.
- Come on. - (voice-over) Now starting one.
(electricity crackles) - Okay, now.
Is he a friendly one?
- What do I do? It's like he's almost touching me.
It's so weird! Oh, and the door closed.
- (voice-over) ... robots feel pain, but they cannot express it.
- Oh my gosh.
- (voice-over) ... press the button marked...
- Oh, that's a module.
- Whoosh! (in game: robot chattering)
It's rocking back and forth.
(parts clatter, spring boings) - Uh-oh!
- Look, I didn't do that.
That wasn't me.
- Oh! Oh no, my-- well, I sure didn't help
that robot very much.
Oh! Here's another one.
- (AI) You've opened all our eyes... - What is this?
- (AI) ... can achieve when you put... - What is this?
- A monster with an eye is looking at me?
No, that's not a monster. It is!
- What did I achieve though? It's telling me I achieved something
and I have no idea what it is.
- I'm all by myself in the little platform here.
- Something is coming towards me.
Two different robots, but they can't hurt me
'cause they're not real, I guess.
- (voice-over) ... recycling. - Oh my gosh.
Oh my go-- oh, I'm on a platform.
Okay, I gotta be careful.
- I got to tell my wife about this.
- It's like going on an adventure while standing here.
I think this is wonderful.
- Uh-oh! I'm being walled in.
- This is too real. This is so [bleep] real.
(electric whirring)
- Oh my goodness!
(object careens through air)
Oh! Oh, something fell and-- oh, crashed and AAAH!
(slamming noises) - Ooh. Ooh!
Whoa! This is something else.
- (Finebros) Finally, this is being used a lot for gaming experiences,
but do you think this technology could also be used to help
in other areas of society? - Well, travel, of course.
- Medicine?
I guess you could go into a body and visualize medicine.
- Medically, to go inside the body and get a good 3D look
at parts that need to be fixed.
- Teaching driving.
I would think, with that, you would really feel like you're driving
or flying a plane or... it's mind boggling!
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