We’re big fans of creating crazy click-bait titles – and the title for this post is no exception. Sure, bacon has nothing to do with drones whatsoever but at least you know that this wasn’t written by ChatGPT. Yet perhaps this title isn’t as crazy or click-bait-y as it first appears. First, bacon is tasty.…
If you’re like me, you often think about skinny drone propellers. Things like: All of these are important and compelling questions for sure, but let’s get serious here with some science and math…and Victorians. And that means we need to first talk about the “Reynolds Number” – which has nothing to do with aluminum foil,…
Industries have very predictable life cycles. It starts with the “Pioneer Stage”: Dozens (if not hundreds) of manufacturers all try and promote different designs of a new product category. Then the “Adoption Stage”: The market starts selecting the dominant designs and features and there is a refinement of those designs and features. Next, the “Consolidation…
The Ancient Romans. Over several centuries they went from a small collection of villages along the banks of the River Tiber to conquering all of the Mediterranean basin. For sure many a doctoral dissertation has been written on how and why that happened. But I think all of those well-heeled scholarly types have all missed…
We have co-authored this article with DroneBlog to explore Part 107, the key FAA regulation for flying over people. Most drones can’t comply with Part 107 but, because of the Modovolo Lift’s bicycle-wheel-inspired design, this isn’t an issue for drone operators who use the Lift. Check out the article here.
Let’s go back to the dark ages of the computer. 1970s. This is when companies like Data General, Wang, and others ruled the world with “microcomputers” (which were anything but micro). Funny thing about computers back then was that if you wanted a new application you more likely than not needed to buy another computer.…
Toilets are in many ways unsung heroes of the modern world. Yes, it’s true that antibiotics, vaccines, and other medical technology have saved millions of lives but, by separating sewage from your drinking water, the humble toilet has arguably saved many more – and even launched modern statistics and data visualization. Quick history geek out.…
“I’m a commercial drone pilot myself and it was frustrating to me that flight time was so low for all the drones I was using. I wanted something that would give me at least an hour of flight with any payload. But your options are limited. If you want that kind of flight time performance,…
“I lose money every minute my drone isn’t in the air”. We’ve heard that more times that we can count. And for what? Well, we believe it’s because of the limitations of imagination and the constraints of status quo technology. Everyone is taking the same approach. They are all trying to optimize the same tired,…
There are three important conditions here for this blog post. First, we think any fart qualifies for this. Silent-but-deadly. Loud-and-proud. Rhythmic. Dry. Wet. You get the idea. Second, we are assuming that the non-farting person is a person who isn’t attracted to farting persons. That’s just gross. Third, we are also assuming that there is…