Robotics/UAV
Drones, Droids and Robots
The Australian Federal Government’s ‘National Innovation and Science Agenda’ was hosting the school theme of ‘Drones, Droids and Robots’ last month. →
Business Ideas for Drone Startups
About two years ago I put together a list of problems/business ideas that I thought really needed solving. This was a really popular story and still receives a lot of Google traffic. Lot’s of people looking for interesting problems to solve. I see a lot of pitches either via email or in →
Hardware is Hard – Hardware That Flies is Impossible – 7 Lessons from the UAV Outback Challenge Winners
After spending last week observing and supporting Team Condor (Colombia) in the UAV Outback Challenge in Queensland Australia, it was clear →
UAV Challenge Mission Complete Team SWFA Drops Water to Outback Joe
Moments after I pressed the publish key on the last post Outback Joe is in Deep Shit, word came through that these two young brothers Ben & Daniel Dyer have managed to get their aircraft into the search zone, find Outback Joe and successfully drop him a 500ml bottle of →
UAV Outback Challenge – Brisbane UAV – Total Destruction Before & After Photos
I mentioned Jaimyn Mayer the Student from Brisbane in the previous post. What a champion. I really felt for him, his →
UAV Outback Challenge – Photos – High School Students Airborne Delivery Competition
We watched the School Students prepare and compete today, pretty sure I got photos of all of them, sorry if I missed anyone. Special mentions go to the Jaimyn Mayer from Brisbane. I really felt for him, his UAV appeared to lose radio communication during the scrutineering flight and then →
UAV Outback Challenge – This week is UAV Week
This week Im off to the temporary UAV Capital of the world Kingaroy in Queensland Australia. In a moment of →