CHRONICLING THE ROBOT INDUSTRY
SINCE 2011 © ROBOT RABBI
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 … 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, … 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 … 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 … Read More
Last summer my family and I took a trek up north, on the way to Vancouver, to visit the Boeing plant in Everett, Washington. We were carefully chaperoned through the plant with all photography equipment banned. The shear mass of these planes is impressive, along with the thousands of workers … Read More
Last night, I thoroughly enjoyed watcing PanAm on ABC. The TV show transported me back to the days when we dressed up for travel (not down). On cue, Boeing celebrated today the launch of the “787 Dreamliner”, a new marvel in aviation with its sleek design, cabin layout, and distance/fuel capacity. Yet, the unsung … Read More
