Unmanned Unplugged

Every day, unmanned systems are used in new and exciting ways to accomplish dirty, difficult, dangerous or dull tasks, helping people accomplish jobs safely and efficiently. The “Unmanned Unplugged” feature at Increasing Human Potential will bring you stories about the innovative ways unmanned systems are being used today directly from the people putting this technology to use. “Unmanned Unplugged” will feature experts from the United States, and around the world, to inform you of the endless possibilities that unmanned systems hold in store. Check back regularly to learn more about the ways that this technology is being used every day to improve our lives.

• Elizabeth Josephson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Oliver Wigmore, Ohio State University
• Dr. Scott Branting, University of Central Florida
• Joel Kaiser, Medair
• Iain Kerr, Ocean Alliance
• General Gene Saunders, Project Lifesaver International 
• Isaac Chikwanha, Medecins Sans Frontieres
• Dr. DeEtta Mills, Florida International University
• Rahul Singh, GlobalMedic
• Jesse Casana, University of Arkansas
• Christopher Catrambone and Brig. Ret’d Martin Xuereb, Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS)
• Kai-Erik Jensen, Wadi Drone Program, New York University
• Andy Cashmore, West Midlands Fire Service
• John Nowatzki, North Dakota State University
• Torsten Merz, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
• General James Poss, Mississippi State University
• Nigel Butcher, Centre for Conservation Science
• Unmanned “Unplugged” – Best of 2014
• Donna Delparte, Idaho State University
• Daniel Serrano, ICARUS
• Charles Devaney, Linking the World
• Dickens Olewe, AfricanskyCAM
• Robbie Hood, NOAA
• Jeremy Mathis, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Brian Argrow, University of Colorado-Boulder
• Paola Santana, Matternet
• Jeff Sloan, USGS
• Adam Klaptocz, Drone Adventures
• Marty Rogers, Alaska Center for Unmanned Systems Integration
• Shah Selbe, SoarOcean
• Robin Murphy, Texas A&M
• Jack Langelaan, Penn State
• Tom Snitch, University of Maryland
• Robert Blair, Kendrick Farms
• Todd Jacobs, NOAA
• Simon Johnson, Flying Donkey Project
• Lian Pin Koh, Conservationdrones.org
• Marc Goss, Mara Elephant Project
• Michael Nichols, National Geographic
• Mike Hutt, U.S. Geological Survey
• Alan Frazier, University of North Dakota
• David Schmale, Virginia Tech
• Chuck Johnson, NASA
• Joseph Cione, NOAA
• Lance Brady, Bureau of Land Management
• Mark Blanks, Kansas State University
• Jamey Jacob, Oklahoma State University
• Ben Miller, Mesa County Sheriff’s Office
• Matthew Schroyer, Society of Drone Journalists