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Who is on the federal dole in robotics? Texas?!!
I just posted my rankings for federal support of the robotics/unmanned systems industry in each of the three clusters. What was really striking is how if you are in defense robotics, you actually...
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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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A response to Singer
I must be an Aristotelian active soul, because I have no patience for those who hold themselves up as philosophers but suggest no way to actually live in the world. I have a new post up on Hizook...
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DARPA is about to show the Navy’s shipbuilding plan is bull****
What is a powerful enough word to describe how the Navy’s shipbuilding plan is wasting thousands of man years and hundreds of billions of dollars on prejudices, untested assumptions, and bureaucratic...
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Do you know anyone thinking about the future of aviation?
If you do, please make an introduction for me. I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of aviation lately. I’m trying to write a major piece for Patrick Egan at sUAS News and also thinking about...
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Even the Navy Has Market Risk (they just call it something else)
My long awaited article in Proceedings just came out! You might not have been waiting for it, but I have! I started the article over a year ago. It was a slog. I can’t quite believe that I’m now...
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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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Military Robots: No Reason to Freak Out
As a robotic warfare veteran, there are three common misperceptions about the use of robots in warfare that I’d like to address. Misperception #1: There is some sort of ethical quandary or challenge in...
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Let’s hear more about the Drone as an urban legend
Gizmodo has an article about drones in popular fiction. I’d like to hear more about how the drone became the vehicle for our society’s deepest fears. As a former drone unit leader, it doesn’t seem...
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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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The right way to regulate drone privacy
On August 6th, I had the honor of testifying in front of the California State Assembly Public Safety Committee on regulation of drones, by the state of California. The committee is considering several...
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