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Needless Deaths
Fire season has just begun this year and already there have been two needless deaths that can be attributed to the FAA and Forest Service’s failure to embrace unmanned and robotic technology. There is...
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Compared to what?
The Pakistani affiliate of the International Herald Tribune has a great summary run down of recent drone strikes under the Obama administration....
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East Coast Chauvinism in Robotics: Time to Face Facts, Silicon Valley is...
A cleaned-up version of this article became my first post on Hizook. http://www.hizook.com/blog/2012/06/25/east-coast-chauvinism-robotics-time-face-facts-silicon-valley-kicking-our-butt#comment-971...
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Pittsburgh has a robotics meet-up!
Time to update the cluster comparison statistics, Pittsburgh has a robotics meet-up! Join the AUVSI crew for some whiskey tasting. I’ll be disappointed to be out in the Valley on Monday night....
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How many will die before we fix this?
Four airmen died this weekend fighting wildfires. They died needlessly, compounding the tragedy of their sacrifice. There is nothing technological stopping drones from taking over the retardant...
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Where are the Ops Companies?
Really where are they? Given how many companies are building some form of robot it seems like there should be some proportionally greater number of companies out there forming to implement, service,...
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Robotics capital intensive?! What are you smoking? Don’t believe it.
Robotic manufacturing is not capital intensive, contrary to the popular wisdom. (Looking at you HBS.) Unless someone can bring data to the contrary, we should treat this issue as thoroughly decided...
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Which VCs are investing in robotics? Here is the list.
source: SEC.gov My overview of the Firms Behind the Hizook 2011 VC in Robotic List has graciously been published at Hizook. Bottom line: We don’t have a cadre of dedicated robotics investors, but we...
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Is anyone surprised the FAA is delaying UAS test site selection indefinitely?
I have to agree completely with the sentiments of Congressman Austria on this issue. The FAA is just dragging its feet. The point of the test sites is to solve the issues of safety and privacy. If...
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VLAB: Drones – the commercial era takes off, but breaking the law is going to...
Last Tuesday, I had the pleasure of attending VLAB: Drones – The Commercial Era Takes Off at Stanford GSB. The event was truly fantastic and the panel was amazing. The moderator was Chris Anderson,...
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