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Tue, Mar 19, 2013

Original artwork by Vladimir Shelest <http://www.e-sh.ru> and first published in Fortune Magazine on December 3, 2012: The Future is Now - Look up in the Sky (page 23).

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Chris Anderson CEO of 3D Robotics and Founder of DIY DronesChris is the CEO of 3D Robotics and Founder of DIY Drones. From 2001 through 2012, he was the Editor in Chief of Wired Magazine. Before Wired, he was with The Economist for seven years in London, Hong Kong and New York in various positions, ranging from Technology Editor to US Business Editor. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling books, “The Long Tail”, “Free” and the most recently published “Makers: The New Industrial Revolution.” In 2007, he was named to “Time 100,” the newsmagazine’s list of the 100 most influential men and women in the world. He founded GeekDad, BookTour, a few other companies now lost in the mists of time. Chris’s background is in science, starting with studies in physics and doing research at Los Alamos culminating in the publication of 2 papers in six years at the two leading scientific journals, Nature (where he met his wife) and Science. He lives in Berkeley, California with his wife and five children.

Helen Greiner CEO of CyPhyWorksHelen Greiner is CEO of CyPhy Works, Inc, a startup company that designs and delivers innovative robots. In 1990, she co-founded iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT), which has become the global leader of mobile robots with the success of the Roomba™ Vacuuming Robot and the PackBot™ and SUGV Military Robots. Ms Greiner served as President of iRobot until 2004 and Chairman until October 2008. Specifically, she developed the strategy for and led iRobot’s entry into the military market place. At iRobot, she created a culture of practical innovation and delivery that led to the creation and deployment of the 6000 PackBots with our troops. She also ran iRobot’s financing projects which included raising $35M venture capital and a $75M initial public offering. Greiner holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in computer science, both from MIT. She was presented with an honorary PhD by WPI in 2009.Helen is highly decorated for her visionary contributions in technology innovation and business leadership. She was named by the Kennedy School at Harvard in conjunction with the U.S. News and World Report as one of America’s Best Leaders and was honored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) with the prestigious Pioneer Award. She has also been honored as a Technology Review Magazine “Innovator for the Next Century” and has been awarded the DEMO God Award and DEMO Lifetime Achievement Award.

Zack Schildhorn Vice President and Director at Lux CapitalZack is Vice President and Director of Operations with Lux Capital, a venture capital firm focused on early stage, emerging technology companies. Zack has worked with Lux since 2006, focusing on investments within energy, robotics, novel materials, and technologies at the intersection of the digital and physical worlds. Zack led Lux’s investment in Shapeways (3D printing) and has worked extensively with a number of Lux portfolio companies including Transphorm (energy conversion), Kurion (nuclear waste remediation), and Siluria (natural gas conversion). Before joining Lux, Zack worked as an expedition photographer on the Colorado Plateau. He created his own curriculum at Cornell University to study materials science and business entrepreneurship, graduating in 5 years with a B.S. in engineering and an MBA. He lives in New York with his wife.

Matthew Pobloske Director Unmanned Aircraft Programs at BAE SystemsMatt Pobloske is Director of Unmanned Aircraft Programs (UAP) in the Aviation Programs Business Area within BAE Systems. UAP is located in Tucson, Arizona and manufactures, develops and supports several unmanned aerial vehicle systems. UAP also provides flight operations support and traini ng for a variety of DOD and other government customers. Prior to this assignment he was Vice President at Advanced Ceramics Research, Inc. (ACR) (acquired by BAE Systems in June 2009) where he served in Business Development and Operation roles after joining the company in May 2000. Prior to joining ACR, Mr. Pobloske was President of Envirosystems Equipment Company, a manufacturer of industrial air filtration and aircraft paint stripping equipment. He started his career as a consultant and accountant at Arthur Andersen & Company and later served in accounting management roles at Signature Flight Support, Blistex and Ameritech Corporation. Matt holds a BBA in Finance from Iowa State University and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Mr. Pobloske is a CPA. Matt resides in Tucson, Arizona with his wife, Sigrid, and has 3 children, Marcus, Alex and Lars.

Jonathan Downey CEO of AirwareJonathan Downey is the Founder and CEO of Airware which creates professional development platforms for small drones which combine autopilot hardware, a flexible software architecture, and an API. These platforms enable users to leverage common drone functionality while tailoring highlevel software to their specific market or application. Jonathan founded Airware as Unmanned Innovation in 2011 due to both personal and industry frustrations with small UAV autopilots that were on the market. He has experience developing both small and large drone aircraft at MIT and Boeing (A160T). Airware began shipping to select customers in November of 2012 and will be serving over twenty customers in ten countries by mid-2013. In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys flying manned aircraft and is a commercial multi-engine rated pilot with experience flying small singles up through twin turboprops.

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FACTOIDS ABOUT THE PANEL

FACTOIDS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY

Chris built his �rst drone out of Lego with his children �ve years ago, now ships more drones / autopilots per quarter than the US military �eet

Helen is building UAVs to overcome the limitations of ground robots

Jonathan is an instrument-rated commercial multi-engine pilot

Zack previously worked as an expedition photographer and has high hopes for aerial drone cinematography

Matt fell in love with building and �ying model airplanes as a kid in Chicago and never stopped and, incidentally, never grew up either

VLAB DRONES DEMO PARTICIPANTS

The �rst successful quad-copter was the Jerome De Bothezat Flying Octopus.

On February 14, 2012, Barak Obama signed the FAA Modernization and Reform Act, which will modernize the nation's aviation system.

There could be 30,000 drones overhead in the U.S. by 2020, reports the Washington Times.

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Parrot, a global leader in wireless devices for mobile phones, based in Paris, is the developer of the very popular AR Drone

Airphrame, a startup founded by three Stanford engineering alumni (Bret Kugelmass, Peter Strohm, and William Grossman), is developing cutting edge unmanned plane technology for the commercial sector.

Arcturus UAV has been developing unmanned aerial systems for 9 years. Our T-20 Tier ll UAV was 1 of 3 winners for the $874 million NAVAIR ISR MAC IDIQ contract for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

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The FAA Modernization and Reform Act will open up the sky to unmanned drones by September, 2015

Until these rules are established, no commercial services can be performed by UAVs in the US ( some exceptions for Law Enforcement applications)

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