Chronicling Robots Since 2011
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
Already with the demise of the Great Pumpkin, comes the rise of tinsel and lights. Jiggle bells today translates to the hum of trucks delivering good tidings. While e-commerce continues to outpace brick & mortar, it also creates major financial problems with free shipping promos and last mile deliveries. Last year alone, the US Postal Service lost $5 billion and Amazon $3 Billion … Read more
Drones today are less about Yemin and more about Hollywood. The ariel shots are amazing, and unheard of prior to the release of new technologies. Now that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lost their court case against Raphael Pirker in January the federal government is on the road to sanctioning the use of drones in … Read more