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The unlikely pair founded 3D Robotics—the name alludes to the third axis, up, where consumer robots hadn`t yet traveled—with the initial goal of supplying a global hobbyist community. They assembled their first UAV kits by hand and hacked appliances, then stuffed them in pizza boxes for shipping. But by 2012 3DR`s business had grown well beyond the DIY community, so Chris quit his job at Wired to join Jordi as 3DR`s new CEO and guide the business, scaling up piece by piece to make something much bigger. Under Chris`s stewardship, 3DR’s global neurosystem of volunteers soon created a world-class universal flight code, called APM. In collaboration with the renowned Swiss research institute ETH Zurich, 3DR used this code to develop the Pixhawk, to this day the world`s leading open autopilot platform.The 3DR platform now powers systems for of the biggest and most successful UAV companies and research institutes around the world—NASA, for instance—and has been adopted by numerous companies who are changing the way we approach agriculture, real estate, construction, search and rescue, conservation and countless other human endeavors. Pixhawk powers all 3DR drones, the heart of a vigorous and sprawling global ecosystem that will continue to drive UAV innovation for years to come. The innovations in autopilot technology by the community members power many top consumer and commercial drones today, as well as tens of thousands of personal projects.
Alliant Techsystems Inc., commonly abbreviated ATK, is an aerospace, defense, and commercial products company with its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia in the United States. The company operates in 21 states, Puerto Rico and internationally, and had fiscal year 2013 revenues of approx US$4.4 billion. The company was previously headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ATK was formed in 1990 as a subsidiary of Honeywell Inc. as part of Honeywell`s plan to exit the defense industry. Under the plan, Honeywell`s defense businesses were transferred to ATK which was then spun off to Honeywell stockholders as a separate company.
Universal machining & Sheet Metal is a Wichita, KS-based company in the Manufacturing sector.
Airlogic is a Lake Worth, FL-based company in the Manufacturing sector.
Torc Robotics, headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia, offers a complete autonomous software solution for the trucking/freight industry. Torc was acquired by Daimler – the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America – in August 2019. We are working together to develop highly automated trucks to improve the safety and efficiency of transporting goods. We are experts in providing autonomous vehicle solutions and we partner with other industry leaders to bring this new technology to work in the real world. Our mission is to drive the future of freight through safer roads and the efficient transport of critical goods.