About

Gender

Male


Location

Perth


About Me:

UAV, USV, UGV + ROV Enthusiast!


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Looking to develop a UAV as a SAR, communication and environmental monitoring platform.


Hometown:

AU


Activity Feed

JB commented on Alex Williams's blog post Open source underwater glider
"This is fantastic! Thanks for sharing!"
Oct 18, 2017
JB commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Eagles vs Drones (spoiler: Eagles win)
"To avoid birds just climb fast. They can't keep up with muscle power.
I find the worst to be nesting sparrows."
Oct 6, 2017
JB commented on Gary McCray's blog post Nvidia TX1 SE kit a steal at $200.00
"We want in Australia! :-("
Aug 18, 2017
JB commented on Jordi Muñoz's blog post mRo mid 2017 updates
"Hi Jordi.
Your product range is looking good and growing every day!
I'm particularly interested in the Solo Link/Mro link wifi setup for a range of projects that operate LOS. Do you have a rough estimate when it will become available, and if by…"
Aug 3, 2017
JB commented on Daniel McKinnon's blog post Becoming a Land Surveyor-in-Training in three easy steps: How to actually make drone data valuable
"Brilliant write up, thank you for sharing!"
Jun 23, 2017
JB commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Intel cancels Edison, Joule boards
"@ Gary
Intel support wasn't great but is was getting better and definitely usable. Performance wise the joule was actually really good, especially considering it's size (being about 1/10th the volume of TX2) plus there's limited support to use the…"
Jun 20, 2017
JB commented on Jack's blog post Quadcopter brushless motor: which brand is most popular one?
"@Gary +1!"
Jun 4, 2017
JB commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post No more $5 FAA fee, John Taylor wins his case.
"I suppose there's a Aussie perspective that is missing here. :-)
The supposed intention of the rule was to make "flying things" safer. Paying $5 and registering people does nothing towards that IMHO, even if it might be preferred to a outright…"
May 20, 2017
JB commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post No more $5 FAA fee, John Taylor wins his case.
"Just proves that policy is not always lawful, despite the posturing and assumed authority by the departments. It's up to the people to stand up for their rights in order to enjoy the freedom and responsibility of self governance. Well done John!"
May 19, 2017
JB commented on Mauricio's blog post Aeromapper Talon surveys a whole island in a single flight
"Nice! Talons are sweet! Next time try a quadplane version and then you can launch from the same island VTOL style! :-) "
May 18, 2017
JB commented on LightWare - Laser Developer's blog post A step closer to miniature, survey grade LiDAR
"Nice! Just how small is the LW21?"
May 15, 2017
JB commented on Franz Bormann's blog post CREATOR, modular fixed wing flight system
"Nice!"
Apr 10, 2017
JB commented on Hein du Plessis's blog post VTOL by Arkbird
Apr 2, 2017
JB commented on Mirko Denecke's blog post BeagleBone Blue released, Linux-enabled autopilot for $80
"lol I think he'll be giving us a blood sample if we turn up with that thing, if he wants to or not! :-) 
But I do fancy seeing a two wheeled balancing quad. The BBBlue would be the ideal candidate for a small version of it. The idea would be to have…"
Mar 27, 2017
JB commented on Mirko Denecke's blog post BeagleBone Blue released, Linux-enabled autopilot for $80
"Patrick...but but but I want a quadcopter,  self balancing  on two wheels tho...so I can drive up walls and across ceilings! ;-) "
Mar 27, 2017
JB commented on Chris Anderson's blog post New Beaglebone Blue board designed for robotics
"One other thing I just realized that it lacks is a camera CSI input. It's will be USB camera only."
Mar 22, 2017
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