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The idea that technology is the future is not new.\u00a0 \u00a0 Not only is it the future however.\u00a0 It is very much the present and dominates our work, personal and leisure lives in almost every conceivable way.\u00a0 Rapid advancement is what allows us participate in a hobby that most never dreamed possible as a child. Drones are the things of yesterdays science fiction movies. Understanding how they work can be they keys to a bright future. Drones are the stepping stone to STEM fields.<\/p>\n
What if the commitment (some might say addiction) to flying drones could grant greater insight to your technological self?\u00a0 What if it could give you real, and tangible skills and advantages to your future professional self?<\/p>\n
Let’s dive into the ways that flying quadcopters has been complimented by all the technical skills I have amassed over the last few decades.\u00a0 For those born young enough to be enjoying this hobby as a child, how it might lead to a brighter future.<\/p>\n
Drones are the stepping stone to stem fields. They are\u00a0 in general the biggest stepping stone to STEM fields of this generation.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”3051″ img_size=”large” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]STEM refers to fields relating to Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics.\u00a0 As we move more and more to a global economy of consumers, and technology continues to permeate our lives. Jobs will continue to move away from traditional fields to these STEM fields.<\/p>\n
The demand for people with skills, passions and knowledge where these fields are booming as the worlds economies evolve.\u00a0 Technology of the past that can be enhanced by the technology of the future are at a crossroad today.\u00a0 The demand will for these individuals will continue to grow. Scientists, Technologists, Mathematicians and Engineers that are at the core of every major science discovery.\u00a0 They are every major character of science fiction stories that inspire the youth of today.\u00a0 Walk down the hallway of any NASA engineering office and you will see the evidence of Star Trek, Star Wars, Back to the Future decorating the walls and cubicles.<\/p>\n
According to the Executive Director of STEM Education Coalition in Washington DC, James Brown. “The future of the economy is in STEM, That\u2019s where the jobs of tomorrow will be.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
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[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Intuitive Surgical, Inc, has developed one of the worlds leading Surgical Robots.\u00a0 The latest model of which the da Vinci Xi<\/a> is an incredibly complex and amazing piece of technology.\u00a0 This surgical robot allows a Surgeon to see inside a patient from across the room.\u00a0 What is notable is that the surgeon performs this surgery via a First Person View!\u00a0 They sit at a console where their face rests into a 3D HD vision system.\u00a0 Tiny laparoscopic cameras inserted into small incisions allow a close up view inside the patient.\u00a0 This not only allows for much greater precision and a magnified view of the surgical site.\u00a0 Patients can recover faster due to the small incisions made.\u00a0 Laparoscopic incisions are far less invasive than cutting the entire abdomen open to perform surgery.<\/p>\n These amazing robots allow for much less invasive laparoscopic procedures that allow faster recovery and greater precision.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2941″ img_size=”large” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]I had the amazing opportunity to take one of these robots for a test drive (NOT inside an actual patient), and the FPV feed is truly amazing.\u00a0 The dual HD camera setup allows for an unimaginable fully immersive view with depth perception.\u00a0 The da Vinci EndoWrist instruments allow for manipulation of micro instruments at a level of dexterity few humans could hope to achieve. It is unbelievable how inexpensive our goggle setups are like the HDO and Rapidfire combo<\/a>.\u00a0 Best of all the system is smart enough to recognize undesired movements or tremors in the hand.\u00a0 It filters out these undesired movements, and does not pass that feedback into actual movement of the instruments.\u00a0 Are these types of filtering beginning to sound familiar? (I wonder what kind of PIDS this thing is using?)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In the very late 90\u2019s I was lucky enough to work on the building of the original Robonaut project<\/a>.\u00a0 I remember running a delivery building to building at Johnson Space Center and seeing a hand sticking up from a filing cabinet.\u00a0 I was frozen in my tracks my mouth a gape, I had never seen anything like it.\u00a0 The hand and forearm was positioned on the cabinet almost exactly the same as the 1991 classic Terminator 2.<\/p>\nROBONAUT: The Robotic Astronaut<\/strong><\/h3>\n