Episodes
60 Minutes Presents: Ingenuity & Perseverance, Dynamic Robots, eVTOLs (CBS Sun July 3, 2022)
This week on 60 Minutes…
Ingenuity and Perseverance
Anderson Cooper goes inside the dramatic missions to Mars by the tiny helicopter Ingenuity and the rover Perseverance.
Andy Court is the producer.
Dynamic Robots
In their efforts to create robots that can move like humans and animals, robotic engineers have made enormous progress. Rare access to the Boston Dynamics workshop, where some of the most cutting-edge machines are being developed, is granted to Anderson Cooper.
Nichole Marks is the producer.
eVTOLs
60 MINUTES’ Anderson Cooper examines eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft), which have the potential to become the next big thing in transportation . With the promise of a quicker, safer, and more environmentally friendly mode of transportation, businesses from all over the world are investing billions of dollars to create these battery-powered vehicles and create an entire air taxi industry. Does it seem too good to be true? To find out, Cooper took a ride.
Nichole Marks is the producer.
Airdate: Sunday July 3, 2022 at 7.00pm on CBS.