In the run-up to the Hardware Innovation Workshop (May 14-15), we'll be introducing aspiring companies and makers competing in the "pitches with prototypes" contest. First up is Falkor System's Pet...
Posted by Stett Holbrook | Tuesday April 30th, 2013 4:47 PM
Categories: Open Source Hardware, Photography & Video, Robotics | 2 Comments
Since last we saw NeuroSky’s mind-reading game controller (at last year’s GDC), developers have been hard at work finding fun and interesting ways to use the device. I got a...
Posted by Blake Maloof | Wednesday March 27th, 2013 5:23 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, Robotics | 1 Comment
Competitive flying, glass miniatures, and hovering apparitions were all part of the First Annual Multirotor Challenge held in Fallbrook, Calif., about a hour north of San Diego. For this brainchild...
Posted by Travis Good | Tuesday March 26th, 2013 9:45 AM
Categories: Electronics, Robotics | 4 Comments
Cyberweapons and synthetic biological weapons (GMOs) can self provision. But what about drones? Aren't they limited by quantity of energy in their batteries?
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Monday March 18th, 2013 10:39 AM
Categories: Robotics | No Comments
On his last day as editor-in-chief of Wired magazine Chris talked with Russ Roberts about his personal journey to becoming a manufacturer of drones, his transition to CEO of 3DRobotics,...
Posted by Travis Good | Tuesday December 11th, 2012 12:01 PM
Autonomous Flight, with a Few Lines of Javascript The first-ever flying drone competition for Silicon Valley’s developer community lands today (Dec 1) at 385 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA. Organizers of...
Posted by Dale Dougherty | Saturday December 1st, 2012 9:47 AM
Categories: Robotics, Fun & Games | 2 Comments
Today’s hobby drones are pretty amazing. They are packed with features and have a level of automation and sensors never before available to the amateur. Prices have dropped to the...
Posted by Andrew Terranova | Tuesday November 27th, 2012 9:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Robotics | 7 Comments
Last week Wired's Chris Anderson announced he's leaving the editor-in-chief post to become 3D Robotics' full-time CEO. Today, Chris announced that his company secured $5 million in VC funding.
Posted by Stett Holbrook | Monday November 5th, 2012 5:43 PM
Categories: Maker Pro, Fun & Games, Robotics | 1 Comment
Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson is stepping down to focus on his drone business, 3D Robotics.
Posted by Stett Holbrook | Friday November 2nd, 2012 1:56 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, Maker Pro, Open Source Hardware, Robotics | 5 Comments
I was invited to speak at Tijuana Innovadora, a regional conference/expo. Mark Hatch of TechShop, Jason Short, an industrial designer by day and Drone programmer by night, as well as...
Posted by Dale Dougherty | Tuesday October 16th, 2012 12:15 PM
Categories: Arduino, Art & Design, Open Source Hardware, Robotics | 2 Comments
Ready for some high-flying quadcopter action at Maker Faire New York? Parallax will be demoing their ELEV-8 quadcopters live on the Make: Demo Stage (in the Maker Shed) at 4pm...
Posted by Maker Shed | Thursday September 27th, 2012 8:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, General, Robotics | 2 Comments
DIY drones are the rage! Chris flew a quadcopter off the stage, and entertained droves of questions from how much weight the copters can carry, to FAA regulations, and announced...
Posted by Sabrina Merlo | Sunday May 20th, 2012 1:38 PM
Categories: Arduino, Fun & Games, Open Source Hardware, Robotics | 6 Comments
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