Chronicling Robots Since 2011
For too long I have flown over the middle of the United States ignoring the creativity of my fellow citizens below. Covid-19 changed everything, grounding planes, and forcing me on a cross-country adventure. To my surprise, the I-35 corridor that stretches from Dallas, Texas through Oklahoma City is one of the busiest centers for entrepreneurship … Read more
The biggest mystery in the Universe could possibly be right here on Earth. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as much as 95% of the oceans and 99% of the ocean floor has yet to be explored. Given more than 70% of the planet is covered by water, the promise for unmanned systems … Read more
On March 28, 1931, a small subsidiary of Boeing, United Air Lines, announced that it completed the first transcontinental passenger flight in 27 hours. This ushered in the golden age of commercial American aviation, which lasted over 40 years. Autonomous aviation was birthed in 1849 by an Austrian attack on Italy with unmanned explosive-ladened balloons. Today’s drones are born from … Read more
This weekend over 100 million people will travel to celebrate the holidays with their families. Air travel is at an all time high, and Boeing can’t build planes fast enough to meet demand. In fact, yesterday Boeing was fined $12 million from the FAA for skipping regulatory quality control measures in an effort of speeding up … Read more