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. The aim of this theme is to ‘embrace [in schools] … real-world application of autonomous technologies in areas including agriculture, mining, manufacturing, medicine and space and deep ocean exploration’. A →
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 →
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 to me that there was some common themes that emerged from the four successful teams. As regular readers will recall, I spent the first 9 years of my working life →
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 →
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 →
