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https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/28/forget-flying-cars-passenger-drones-are-the-future/

Forget flying cars — passenger drones are the future In the July 1924 issue of Popular Science, “Ace of Aces” fighter pilot E.V. Rickenbacker told readers to expect “Flying Autos in 20 Years.”..

Hopefully headed to California soon to test out some new solutions

http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/20/technology/airbus-flying-taxi/index.html

Airbus offers a peek at its flying taxi Airbus is developing an aircraft that can take off and land vertically. The vision is for Uber-like taxis that beat the traffic by flying over it.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160427005546/en/Alta-Devices-Achieves-31.6-Solar-Energy-Efficiency

http://sciencenewsjournal.com/new-artificial-muscles-holy-grail-soft-robotics/

New Artificial Muscles Could Be The Holy Grail Of Soft Robotics Soft robots are able to do a number of different things but they move slowly. Actuators, the artificial muscles for soft robots, usually use pneumatics or hydraulics. These are hard to store and don’t respond quickly. There is, however, a solution for this in the form of dielectric elastomers. Diele...

https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/29/extremely-light-exoskeleton/

Electrostatic sheets promise super-light exoskeletons You wouldn't need bulky machinery to boost your body.

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/16/06/02/1949238/how-the-faa-shot-down-uber-for-planes?utm_source=slashdot&utm_medium=twitter

How The FAA Shot Down 'Uber For Planes' - Slashdot SonicSpike quotes a report from the Foundation for Economic Education that first appeared at Forbes: Imagine traveling from Boston to Martha's Vineyard in under an hour and for less than $70. Believe it or not, this option was available from Flytenow's website or app, by looking for a general aviati...

“Building a Network of Farmers Driven By ‘What If?’” by https://t.co/VaPn5OtShY

Building a Network of Farmers Driven By “What If?” — Near Future Two months ago, at the Near Future Summit led by revolutionary thinker and ecoFabulous founder Zem Joaquin, I asked an a…

Save your drone from an expensive fall with this mini parachute https://t.co/xinw0q2azh via

Save your drone from an expensive fall with this mini parachute If a drone's rotors stop working meters above the ground, the only option for pilots is usually to watch and pray. But a ew parachute built specifically for drones might save quadcopters from harm....

http://techcrunch.com/2016/04/07/airmap-raises-15m-series-a-round-to-develop-its-airspace-management-system-for-drones/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

AirMap raises $15M Series A round to develop its airspace management system for drones AirMap, a startup that provides drone operators with airspace information to let them know when and where they can fly, today announced that it has raised a..

http://gizmodo.com/new-software-could-keep-your-drone-from-ever-crashing-i-1753746492

New Software Could Keep Your Drone From Ever Crashing Into a Tree Again Drones are cool, until they go and crash. New tech from MIT might turn your drone into an obstacle-avoiding craft with creature-like reflexes, dodging and making loops around trees or buildings like a nimble hummingbird.