Mark Harrison's Blog – January 2012 Archive (3)

Sebastian Thrun Online Class: Programming a Robotic Car

Sebastian Thrun, most well know for the Google Car and his recent online AI class at Stanford, is branching out with a new startup focussing on online education.

He will be teaching a free 7-week class "Programming a Robotic Car" starting on February 20.

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Added by Mark Harrison on January 25, 2012 at 4:17pm — 2 Comments

Drone Downed in Stormy Sea, Rescued by Daredevil Sailor!

If by "Stormy" you mean "Somewhat Cloudy", and by "Sea" you mean "San Francisco Bay"...

Radio contact lost, Zephyr II with APM flies to points unknown, rescued with APM and most other electronics functioning.

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Added by Mark Harrison on January 9, 2012 at 7:20pm — 9 Comments

NASA drone to be featured at upcoming AMA Expo

The 2012 AMA Expo (happening this week) will be featuring the NASA DROID, a drone that's being used as an educational vehicle for high school students.

Come and see and learn how NASA Dryden Flight Research Center uses the DROID or Dryden Remotely Operated Integrated Drone for flight research, pilot training and the INSPIRE student internship program.

The DROID is one of four aircraft used for…

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Added by Mark Harrison on January 2, 2012 at 8:03pm — No Comments

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