Chris Anderson

3D Robotics gets $50M series C funding

Frank Tobe 28 Feb 2015

The $50 million Series C funding, mainly from Qualcomm, provides the basis for a tacit partnership between Qualcomm and 3D Robotics with a goal of leveraging the pace of innovation in the smartphone i...

3D Robotics acquires Sifteo

Frank Tobe 11 Aug 2014

3D Robotics acquired Sifteo, the start-up which developed Sifteo Cubes and their associated game applications, for an undisclosed amount. Sifteo will help 3D Robotics expand their electronics capabili...

VLAB: Drones – The commercial era takes off, but breaking the law is going to blow-up in our faces

Robert Morris 26 Mar 2013

Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending VLAB: Drones – The Commercial Era Takes Off at Stanford GSB. The event was truly fantastic and the panel was amazing. The moderator was Chris Anderson,...

Chris Anderson, Marc Raibert and Steven Cousins at Engadget Expand Event

Frank Tobe 19 Mar 2013

"Moore's Law has never moved faster than is moving inside the phone you've already got in your pocket. The pace of development and the price performance curve is moving faster in smartphones than it's...

February 11th issue of Time to focus on drones

John Payne 03 Feb 2013

Chris Anderson, of DIYDrones, notes in his blog that he has, upon invitation from the editors, submitted an article for the February 11th issue of Time Magazine, which will focus on drones, civilian a...

Rethinking drones

Eric Wind 15 Jan 2013

To have this discussion, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. One, "drone" is a wide-ranging term that technically means any remote-controlled vehicle. Second, it's probably fair to say that ...

Robot startup series #4: Chris Anderson at CES 2013

Andra Keay 11 Jan 2013

Chris Anderson, CEO of 3D Robotics, former Editor-in-Chief of WIRED and author of The Long Tail, Free and the newly published Makers, speaks about the new industrial revolution, how easy it is these d...

Chris Anderson, Wired editor-in-chief, resigns to run 3D Robotics

Frank Tobe 05 Nov 2012

... Anderson has held the editor-in-chief position for 11 years during which time, in addition to his work at Wired, he authored three books and founded DIY Drones and co-founded 3D Robotics. He also ...

Being startup robot shoes

Andra Keay 04 Apr 2012

What are the success strategies for robot startups? Hardware startups have specific issues to navigate, but the underlying question for innovative startups goes beyond the how-tos, how to build it in ...