ISSUE 01 · AGES 6–11
First Shift at the Drone Café
Tech: Delivery drones + route AI
Job: Drone-café delivery runner
TRAY & JAY:
WORLD EXPLORERS
Tray is ten. Jay is eight. Rae is twelve. Twenty-two funny, fast, comic-strip adventures in which three siblings explore the world, learn the newest technology on Earth, and get hired to use it. Every issue ends with a real job, a real pay packet and a bigger Crew Bank.
Explore the world
Learn the new tech
Get hired
Get paid
Build the Crew Bank
The series engine
Explore · Build · Get paid · Repeat
Every story is one world and one job: a drone café, a robot bakery, a ferry terminal, a night market, a rooftop of solar paint, a vertical farm, an e-cargo bike race, a library with a joking AI, a 3D-printed pizza truck, a hologram concert, a recycling arena, a wind-blown sky tram, translation earbuds, a museum of missing socks, a coral reef by submersible, pollinator robots, a snowed-in data centre, a desert solar caravan, an underwater hotel, an orbital salvage run, a family pitch day and the World Expo of Tomorrow.
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All 22 issues
ISSUE 02 · AGES 6–11
The Robot Bakery Mix-Up
Tech: Robotic arms + smart ovens
Job: Bakery assistant
ISSUE 03 · AGES 6–11
Pixel Pirates of the Ferry Terminal
Tech: AR glasses + geofencing
Job: Ferry deckhand
ISSUE 04 · AGES 6–11
Night Market Live
Tech: Live streaming + pocket drones
Job: Content creator on a brand deal
ISSUE 05 · AGES 6–11
Solar Paint Summer
Tech: Solar paint + energy dashboards
Job: Solar-paint installer apprentice
ISSUE 06 · AGES 6–11
Vertical Farm Vertigo
Tech: Hydroponics + agri-robots
Job: Vertical-farm grower
ISSUE 07 · AGES 6–11
Cargo Bike Grand Prix
Tech: E-cargo bikes + routing app
Job: Cargo courier
ISSUE 08 · AGES 6–11
The Chatbot That Wouldn’t Stop Joking
Tech: Library AI assistant
Job: Junior librarian + prompt trainer
ISSUE 10 · AGES 6–11
Hologram Headliners
Tech: Holograms + spatial audio
Job: Stage tech + lighting designer
ISSUE 11 · AGES 6–11
The Recycling Olympics
Tech: Smart bins + AI sorting
Job: Recycling technician
ISSUE 12 · AGES 6–11
Sky Tram Wind Rescue
Tech: Cable-car engineering + wind sensors
Job: Lift maintenance engineer
ISSUE 13 · AGES 6–11
The Translation Earbuds Tangle
Tech: Real-time translation earbuds
Job: Tour guide
ISSUE 14 · AGES 6–11
The Museum of Missing Socks
Tech: 3D artefact scanning + AI curation
Job: Museum curator for a day
ISSUE 15 · AGES 6–11
The Submarine Sandwich Expedition
Tech: ROV submersibles + coral mapping
Job: Marine biologist’s assistant
ISSUE 16 · AGES 6–11
Bee-Bot Business Plan
Tech: Pollinator robots + hive sensors
Job: Beekeeper’s apprentice
ISSUE 17 · AGES 6–11
The Snow Day Server Meltdown
Tech: Data centres + cooling tech
Job: IT technician on call
ISSUE 18 · AGES 6–11
Solar Caravan in the Desert
Tech: Solar convoy + water harvesters
Job: Field engineer + convoy logistics
ISSUE 19 · AGES 6–11
Room Service Under the Sea
Tech: Underwater hotels + service robots
Job: Concierge in training
ISSUE 20 · AGES 6–11
Rocket Recycle Run
Tech: Reusable rockets + orbital salvage
Job: Mission-control junior + orbital mechanic
ISSUE 21 · AGES 6–11
The Grandma-Certified Startup Pitch
Tech: Prototyping + investor demos
Job: Founders pitching for their first investment
ISSUE 22 · AGES 6–11
World Expo of Tomorrow
Tech: Everything at once
Job: Employed by the future
Field Notes — the photography
Between jobs the crew kept a photo album: real-world field photography of the dock, the bakery, the rooftop, the night market, the vertical farm and the technology centre.
Meet the crew
Tray, 10 · Jay, 8 · Rae, 12
Tray plans everything and keeps the ledger. Jay has never read a manual and it keeps working out. Rae brings a wrench, a warranty and a pay policy. Together they have worked twenty-two jobs.
The Crew Bank ledger
| # | Story | Technology | Their job |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | First Shift at the Drone Café | Delivery drones + route AI | Drone-café delivery runner |
| 02 | The Robot Bakery Mix-Up | Robotic arms + smart ovens | Bakery assistant |
| 03 | Pixel Pirates of the Ferry Terminal | AR glasses + geofencing | Ferry deckhand |
| 04 | Night Market Live | Live streaming + pocket drones | Content creator on a brand deal |
| 05 | Solar Paint Summer | Solar paint + energy dashboards | Solar-paint installer apprentice |
| 06 | Vertical Farm Vertigo | Hydroponics + agri-robots | Vertical-farm grower |
| 07 | Cargo Bike Grand Prix | E-cargo bikes + routing app | Cargo courier |
| 08 | The Chatbot That Wouldn’t Stop Joking | Library AI assistant | Junior librarian + prompt trainer |
| 09 | 3D-Print Pizza Party | 3D food printing | Chef-preneur |
| 10 | Hologram Headliners | Holograms + spatial audio | Stage tech + lighting designer |
| 11 | The Recycling Olympics | Smart bins + AI sorting | Recycling technician |
| 12 | Sky Tram Wind Rescue | Cable-car engineering + wind sensors | Lift maintenance engineer |
| 13 | The Translation Earbuds Tangle | Real-time translation earbuds | Tour guide |
| 14 | The Museum of Missing Socks | 3D artefact scanning + AI curation | Museum curator for a day |
| 15 | The Submarine Sandwich Expedition | ROV submersibles + coral mapping | Marine biologist’s assistant |
| 16 | Bee-Bot Business Plan | Pollinator robots + hive sensors | Beekeeper’s apprentice |
| 17 | The Snow Day Server Meltdown | Data centres + cooling tech | IT technician on call |
| 18 | Solar Caravan in the Desert | Solar convoy + water harvesters | Field engineer + convoy logistics |
| 19 | Room Service Under the Sea | Underwater hotels + service robots | Concierge in training |
| 20 | Rocket Recycle Run | Reusable rockets + orbital salvage | Mission-control junior + orbital mechanic |
| 21 | The Grandma-Certified Startup Pitch | Prototyping + investor demos | Founders pitching for their first investment |
| 22 | World Expo of Tomorrow | Everything at once | Employed by the future |
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