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Design and Architecture

Reinventing Drones

In case you thought civilian drones were simply used to film stuff, there is a community of drone hobbyists who are adapting unmanned aerial vehicles for other uses, from 3D printing to spooking people on Halloween. DnA meets architectural designers Jared Shier and Tam Tran, and Simon Saito Nielsen, of Ctrl.Me Robotics.

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By Frances Anderton • Jul 29, 2014 • 1 min read

In case you thought civilian drones were simply used to film stuff, there is a community of drone hobbyists who are adapting unmanned aerial vehicles for other uses, from 3D printing to spooking people on Halloween.

DnA meets architectural designers Jared Shier and Tam Tran, and Simon Saito Nielsen, of Ctrl.Me Robotics.

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Caroline Chamberlain

    KUOW

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    Jared Shier

    Gensler

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    Tam Tran

    Gensler

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    Simon Saito Nielsen

    Ctrl.Me Robotics

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