Wired Editor Outwits Google with DIY Aerial Drone

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/30/DIY_Drones_with_Chris_Anderson

Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired, discusses how he outsmarted Google by using his unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to map its campus in Mountain View, CA. He also remembers crashing a UAV onto the grounds of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. "It became a national security incident...that a 'toy airplane' went down behind the gates," he says.

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The 4th annual Maker Faire Bay Area hosts Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired. Anderson discusses making low-cost, unmanned aerial vehicles like planes and blimps.

Following on President Obama's call to "begin again the work of remaking America," Maker Faire 2009 was organized around the theme of Re-Make America. Held in the San Francisco Bay Area, Maker Faire celebrates what President Obama called "the risk takers, the doers, and the makers of things." - Maker Faire 2009

Chris Anderson is editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, which has won a National Magazine Award under his tenure. He coined the phrase "The Long Tail" in an acclaimed Wired article, which he expanded upon in the book The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More (2006). He currently lives in Berkeley, California with his wife and four young children. Before joining Wired in 2001, he worked at The Economist, where he launched their coverage of the Internet. He also has a degree in physics from George Washington University and did research at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He has also worked at the prestigious journals Nature and Science.

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[supaflyjohnson]

Chris Anderson is lucky he's not in Guantanamo right now.

[Xanthius]

Homleand eh? Nice spelling there..

And a 25 cent reward hardly seems worth it :p

[ubudog32]

@supaflyjohnson Fackin NDAA.

[happinesson]

how come it is not being use in the market?

[rkjackson87]

I wonder if Google shot them down...

[TheOnlyTechnoFish]

And I thought Google was creepy. Can you say STALKER...

[ferrett78]

@SuperStefano1995 They are easily upgradeable :-)

[USAFPilot623]

LBL yayyy

[JJtoob]

My first thought after hearing about these DIY UAVs was: "terrorists". MIght be a good idea to alert the neighborhood of your flying adventures so you don't get suspected if it's found by cops or something.

[SuperStefano1995]

that rc plane is easy star i have it but is tooo slow

[tytoso]

Indeed, i would do that if i got paid for : / money for the travell and place to stay

[Ivanspage1]

what was the name and make of the software package?