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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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      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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