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Founder of 3D Robotics & Maker Movement Advocate
About Chris Anderson
In 2009, Chris Anderson stood in his garage with a hacked Wii remote, an Arduino, and a $300 quadcopter frame, then launched DIY Drones, the first open-source community to democratize aerial robotics. That moment catalyzed a global shift: drone tech moved from military labs and university grants into high school classrooms and backyard workshops. He didn’t just advocate for open hardware, he built its infrastructure, co-founding 3D Robotics to prove that commercial viability and transparency could coexist, shipping thousands of ArduCopter kits with full schematics, firmware, and community-driven bug reports. His 2012 TED Talk didn’t pitch drones as gadgets, it framed them as the next generation’s microscope, telescope, and printing press rolled into one. What sets him apart isn’t just technical fluency, but a deep, practiced belief that innovation accelerates fastest when constraints, like cost, access, or proprietary walls, are treated as design parameters, not givens.
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- “How did the ArduCopter project change hardware development norms in 2010–2012?”
- “What made the DIY Drones community succeed where other open-hardware forums stalled?”
- “Why did you pivot from Wired editor to full-time hardware entrepreneur in 2009?”
- “How did your experience at Wired shape your approach to maker education?”