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Road to 2112 — Real News, Future Story

Jun Sasaki
Artificial Intelligence
Solar Power
Robotics
Geothermal Energy
Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells
Thirteen States Geothermal Accelerator Alliance
Manila, Philippines
Sodium Ion Battery
Caregiving AI Prize Competition
Memory Place
Beijing, China
Orpheus Ocean
Education
Hurricane
Quantum Computing
Memory
Deep Sea Robotics
University Of Southern California
Caltech
AARP

Cozy near-future short stories where people and robots live side by side. Each episode is a standalone tale inspired by today's real news. Part of the Road to 2112 series by Jun Sasaki.

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Real news → Future story.

Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.

📕 The One You Imagine

This story was inspired by the Business Insider article "Gen Z is now paying every month for 'letters from people they've never met.'"... more

Real news → Future story.

Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.

📕 It Starts Today

This story was inspired by the KraneShares article "Humanoid Robotics In 2026: The Race From Pilot To Platform." In May 2026, an airline d... more

Real news → Future story.

Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.

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📕 Story: One Heir, One Tradition

This story was inspired by the Humanoid Press article "Boston Dynamics Atlas: all 2026 production units fully committ... more

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Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.

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📕 Story: The 0.3-Second Window

This story was inspired by the Humanoid Press article "Figure 03 surpasses 1,250 operational hours at BMW Spartanburg, ... more

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Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.

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📕 Story: The Second Morning

This story was inspired by the Humanoid Press article "1X NEO achieves 24-hour fully autonomous operation, preorders open ... more

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Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.

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📕 Story: Boring Work

This story was inspired by the Humanoid Press article "Tesla Optimus Gen 3 enters final development, production ramp targeted sum... more

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Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.

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📕 Story: The Professor Who Knew Better

This story was inspired by the Humanoid Press article "Unitree G1: $16,000 humanoid opens robotics to researche... more

Real news → Future story.

Each story imagines a near future inspired by today's real news.

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📕 Story:The Medical Dog Pacemaker

This story was inspired by the China Minutes article "China trials robot guide dogs to assist people with visual im... more

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What is Road to 2112 about and what kind of topics does it cover?

TheEpisodes showcase a thoughtful blend of near-term news and speculative storytelling focused on energy, technology, and human-robot collaboration. Across installments, listeners are led from real-world developments in solar, geothermal, and autonomous systems to quiet, human-centered narratives about how these advances reshape daily life, work, and community resilience. A notable thread is the gentle exploration of large-scale energy infrastructures—how communities adapt, trust emerges between people and machines, and hopeful futures become imaginable through steady, humane storytelling rather than hard tech hype. The approach often pairs intimate character moments with broader infrastructural themes, making complex topics accessible and ... more

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