Nice quotes about the DIY world and open source hardware from Wired’s Chris Anderson in the EE Times about UAVs…
“Instead of a small number of products for millions, it’s a case of millions of products for a small number” of people, he said. “The monolithic software model hasn’t addressed this. That’s what small companies and individuals are for: We’re in the era of ‘do-it-yourself’.” Anderson also predicted that era of open-source hardware is fast approaching.
‘Long Tail’ author claims theory could transform design – Link.
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1) This is a really awesome example of the long tail, and a great demonstration of what can be done cheaply with enough brain power.
2) Need to go buy a Mindstorms set.
3) I can already hear the shrill cries of “national security” and so forth.
4) This easily brings UAV research to the budgetary levels of the high-school and even middle-school science classroom. Destination Imagination(tm) UAV competition, anyone?