Flight Enabled

06/07/2018

Mission Gardner Bluffs 32 seconds: https://t.co/QzAhtAooIi via

Low Resolution, Smoothed

02/04/2017

https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/28/forget-flying-cars-passenger-drones-are-the-future/

In the July 1924 issue of Popular Science, “Ace of Aces” fighter pilot E.V. Rickenbacker told readers to expect “Flying Autos in 20 Years.”..

01/10/2017

Hopefully headed to California soon to test out some new solutions

10/21/2016

http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/20/technology/airbus-flying-taxi/index.html

Airbus is developing an aircraft that can take off and land vertically. The vision is for Uber-like taxis that beat the traffic by flying over it.

09/26/2016

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160427005546/en/Alta-Devices-Achieves-31.6-Solar-Energy-Efficiency

07/22/2016

http://sciencenewsjournal.com/new-artificial-muscles-holy-grail-soft-robotics/

Soft robots are able to do a number of different things but they move slowly. Actuators, the artificial muscles for soft robots, usually use pneumatics or hydraulics. These are hard to store and don’t respond quickly. There is, however, a solution for this in the form of dielectric elastomers. Diele...

06/29/2016

https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/29/extremely-light-exoskeleton/

You wouldn't need bulky machinery to boost your body.

06/02/2016

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/16/06/02/1949238/how-the-faa-shot-down-uber-for-planes?utm_source=slashdot&utm_medium=twitter

SonicSpike quotes a report from the Foundation for Economic Education that first appeared at Forbes: Imagine traveling from Boston to Martha's Vineyard in under an hour and for less than $70. Believe it or not, this option was available from Flytenow's website or app, by looking for a general aviati...

05/11/2016

“Building a Network of Farmers Driven By ‘What If?’” by https://t.co/VaPn5OtShY

Two months ago, at the Near Future Summit led by revolutionary thinker and ecoFabulous founder Zem Joaquin, I asked an a…

05/06/2016

Save your drone from an expensive fall with this mini parachute https://t.co/xinw0q2azh via

If a drone's rotors stop working meters above the ground, the only option for pilots is usually to watch and pray. But a ew parachute built specifically for drones might save quadcopters from harm....

04/07/2016

http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/07/airmap-raises-15m-series-a-round-to-develop-its-airspace-management-system-for-drones/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

AirMap, a startup that provides drone operators with airspace information to let them know when and where they can fly, today announced that it has raised a..

01/19/2016

http://gizmodo.com/new-software-could-keep-your-drone-from-ever-crashing-i-1753746492

Drones are cool, until they go and crash. New tech from MIT might turn your drone into an obstacle-avoiding craft with creature-like reflexes, dodging and making loops around trees or buildings like a nimble hummingbird.