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Design and Architecture

Meet Gita and 'Dirty Girl' Joan Barton

Hosted by Frances Anderton Nov. 14, 2017
Can a robot get people walking again? Meet Gita, a cargo carrier on wheels created by the same company that designed the Vespa scooter. And "Dirty Girl Construction" founder Joan Barton shares her thoughts on building -- and triumphing -- in a man's world.

Photo: A prototype of Gita and Jeremy, a resident of the Crenshaw district of Los Angles. (Frances Anderton)

From this Episode:

Can Gita, the cargo-carrying robot, make you walk more?

A prototype of Gita and Jeremy, a resident of the Crenshaw district of Los Angles Photo by Frances Anderton Would you walk with your belongings in a ball rolling along...

12 min

Dirty Girl Construction's Joan Barton

Joan Barton, founder and owner of Dirty Girl Construction, Inc.

15 min

Credits

Host:

Frances Anderton

Producers:

Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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