Drones galore with Chris Anderson and Charles Forman - TWiST News Roundtable
发布时间 2013-11-22 22:11:34 来源
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Drones, quadcopters and UAVs are some of the hottest products nerds can get their hands on. Why? Flying robots! We break down the space with Chris Anderson of 3D Robotics, and OMGPOP founder and quadcopter enthusiast Charles Forman. Not sure which ones are autonomous, which are goofy consumer gadgets, and which are military or research-grade? Come check it out. From applications in aerial photography, to research, to police work. Plus, massive valuations for Snapchat and Spotify. Will the easy money stick around?
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Highlights:
3:10 - Snapchat raising huge valuation.
4:49 - CF: they should take the money and run!
5:30 - When you sold OMGPop, did you feel it was the biggest you could get?
5:48 - CF: We were #1, and where do you go from there? You just go down....maybe that large investment from teens, is taking value out of Facebook
6:44 - JC: Chris, having been the editor of Wired for a long time, do you have inner tells on things like that?
7:05 - I was an early user of Twitter, but I was wrong about that. I don't think anyone can tell if it's sustainable, or if teenage fickleness is going to move on?
7:33 - JC: Spotify is reporting $600M in revenue (vs Pandora's). What do you think?
7:53 - CA - the licensing deals, it's got apps on all platforms, it's a sophisticated cloud service.
8:22 - CF: I use it; I love it. Engineer friends are going to use those subs to explore other opportunities for revenue.
11:00 - 12:05 - JC: Chris, why did you leave Wired?
12:30 - CA: It boils down to Follow your heart. But I started messing around with Lego Mindstorm with my kids. They weren't impressed with walking or rolling robots. What if they could fly? They lost interest, but I started a community called DIY Drones. The 2007 period is when sensors became super cheap.
14:25 - JC: can you describe these? When you think "Drone,' you think military drone.
14:45 - CA we've had radio controlled aircraft for decades. (Shows quadcopter & octocopter). They have autopilot, which means they fly themselves.
15:50 - CF - I saw the first video and thought "that's the coolest fucking thing in the world." you don't know exactly what you're going to do with this thing, but the nerd boner is huge.
18:05 - JC Can they crash?
20:15 - Bing Launch of the Week
20:37 - using drones to map the Amazon forest
21:18 - CA about ⅓ of the developers are trying to get a job done. This is scientific. People are doing crop surveys, security, looking for poachers, etc. Amazon is big. these drones are small. This one lasts 20 minutes. That's typical. A couple of miles. People are experimenting with what we would learn.
22:22 - Phantom Quadcopter.
24:20 - CA if you just want to fly a quad, you can get one for $30. Do you just want to have fun and play in the backyard or get low-res or high-res video? The $1200 will probably come down.
26:40 - 27:25 - intro to Flying Donkey Project what do you think, Charles?
28:15 - CF in terms of application, this is pretty awesome. IF you have 2 airports where you can secure cargo, it's completely feasible and of course! why wouldn't this exist?
29:50 - JC How far are we from pizza delivery by quadcopter?
30:08 - CA it's a bit of gimmick. All you hear about w/ delivery drones is consumer goods in urban spaces.
31:22 - JC In Manhattan, someone took it over the city, and they had no idea how to fly it. It comes crashing down, is this ever going to be realistic?
39:28 - Surveillance and Security. Do you see a time that you'll order ADT for your house and they'll send a drone?
41:00 - JC how far are we from that?
41:25 - A company using our platform, called Skycatch. it's already in place. I think less than a year before it's a product.
46:55 - JC what's the tipping point of quadcopters? What will the breakout moment be?
48:40 - JC bigger market? 3D printers or quads?
48:43 - CF shortterm - 3D printers, longterm quad
53:24 - what's your favorite project?
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