Watch the video clip below about a problem in poor countries and how engineering students around the country were given a task to design a solution:
By creating a new technology - incubators made with used car parts - poor countries who have a high rate of premature births with 20% of those babies dying from cold and those that survive have life-long health problems, were able to find a low-cost solution to the problem.
Follow the link to watch a video clip related to military surveillance: Air Force Bugbots
Next, watch this video clip about the Maverick Flying Car at Oshkosh in 2010; transportation that is fast, reliable, and able to access remote areas.
Do you think that something like this would actually sell? What other thoughts do you have about this project? Please comment on this post and add your first and last name at the end of your post.
Lastly, your assignment today is to take a look at Technology Review's 2012 Special Report on 10 Emerging Technologies. Select one article to read and give a short summary of what your article was about. From what you read, create a new post on your personal blog entitled Emerging Technologies and respond to the following questions in paragraph form:
- What inferences/assumptions can be made about the future technology?
- What surprised you the most?
- What are the possibilities for the future in this area?
- Looking at the list from 2009, are there any technologies that were considered "emerging" back then that are now being used?
- Give any other comments you have to offer.
I think the Flying car would sell to places like hospitals, border control, search organizations, because it can go in the air as well as drive on the roads. It is built like a dirt bike/car to go of road, which would be great for searching through rough places. I think the Bugbots are a good project, no one would suspect a little bug to stop you from doing something.
ReplyDeleteChristina Mason
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ReplyDeleteI honestly think that the flying car would sell, but it wouldn't get too far. Once it would be out and sold, in my view, I feel there would be many crashes in the sky from these vehicles. Yes, it may be a good idea to some people but it could cause many problems later.
ReplyDeleteBriana Uraniak
I think that something like the flying car would sell in certain cases, but depending on the area you ive in it may not be the "right" thing. I think that it would take at LEAST 20 some years because there would be new laws and businesses that would have to be made in order to keep things functioning properly.
ReplyDelete-Amanda Kujawa
I do not think that they flying car would sell because people do not have much need for it. Also, i am assuming that it will be very expensive when on the market. Also, you would need a space about as big as a football field to land. But it is a smart invention because of traffic for emergencies. It could save someones life. I just do not think that many people would end up buying the flying car.
ReplyDeleteI think the idea of the incubator made of car parts is a great idea. Its already saving many babies. I thinki t would deffenently sell to hospitals. The bugbots are cool for the governement/military. I do not think they should sell it to the average joe because that would just be creepy. Lastly i think the flying cars would sell but then you would have to take a class on how to work them. Also, they would have to figure out a road stystem for the air or else it would be chaos.
ReplyDeleteAlex Whittington
I do honestly think that a flying car would sell. I could see this becoming a very common thing. Other thoughts would have to be that many new things with technology are emerging and it is becoming more common for new technology to come of this.
ReplyDeleteMadison Pachasa
I do think the flying car would sell, either to hospitals or other important organizations, or even to people who are willing to pay for a car that can get you out of traffic. I think it would be really cool to actually have a car that flies.
ReplyDeleteAbbigal Dec
i think that the flying car would sell i would buy one of these cars cause i thing that this car is sweat and you could use it for a lot of uses like if u nedd to go hospital right a wayit wouldnt get far cause the goverment will be like we dont want these on the market
ReplyDeleteMatt Mccormack
1)I do believe it will sell and fast. I think it’s a great idea that an everyday person might be able to fix a medical device
ReplyDelete2)I think the armed forces will buy a ton. I think that after a while the bots will be predictable.
3)I think it would sell to a certain market. It’s an amazing car but may be hard to afford, maintain, and control.
I believe in about 10 year the car will be popular. Many people will want it because of the gas, and it wont hurt the earth with burnijng as many fuels. Some negative things is if everyone has the car you will still have problems in the air for waiting. plus with us building so many houses all the farm land is going away So we dont have that much room for landing. So what would we do there? but if i had the money to buy one i would
ReplyDelete-Monica Olnhausen-
I think that the project would most likely get people to buy it because there's always been talk about how people would like to have a car that fly's and I'm sure that something like that would be really expensive so some more then others would by them. Other comments that I have about this project is How do they get the car to stay up in the air what would happen if the wheel just stopped working and you couldn't steer the car. What would happen then. ~Kira Murray 4th hour.
ReplyDeletei dont think it would sell because its to hard to fly. the dude was saying if your in a jam then just take off but you cant do that. you have get ready to fly and everything and he also said you need a football size feld to land on so you can drive it really anyware
ReplyDeleteRight now I think the only people who would buy it would be rich people just for fun. I do not thimk that everyone would buy these because there is not alot of room in the flying car. I think the idea of using to get people medical treatment in remote areas was a good idea but, they have hellicators for that.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I dont think that a flying cars would easily be sold because most people wouldnt be able to afford it, and because you dont really need to buy one when you can just buy a regular car.
ReplyDelete-Brittany Buczkowski
Yes i think people would buy the flying car, but eventually i dont think many people would buy it. In my view i could see many people crashing in the sky or something like that.
ReplyDeleteSamantha Herbster
Saving Babies with Car Parts
ReplyDeleteYes, I truly do think that incubators made from car parts can and will be able to sell.
Air Force Bugbots
I think that these will sell and be a wonderful thing in the army, I just hope people who are not in the army can buy them because then they could creep and people.
Maverick Flying Car
I think that at first flying cars won't really sell, but once they make them nicer looking the upperclass will start buying them but they will stil be to expensive for the average American. I believe after a while they will become just as common as regular cars though.
I thought that this assignment was really interesting.
McKenna Maraugha
I think the flying cars would sell because people could use them in many different ways; to get out of traffic, get to a hospital faster, etc. But I think that they could be dangerous and could cause many accidents.
ReplyDeleteChloe Lamb
1) I think that the car part medical equipment will sell well because you can just go to an autoshop and get it repaired.
ReplyDelete2) The bugbots are a unique concept ,but i dont think they'll sell to well do to the fact that when info leaks evryone will be on guard for them.
3) I think the flying car will be too expensive and only the wealthy or lucky can get their hands on.so i don't think it will sell too well.
I think the flying car would sell but would have many problems that go along with it. Some problems that the flying car could face would be crashes in the sky. If someone got into a car crash in the sky then I don't that it would be likely that either of the drivers would live. So I think that laws would have to be put in place before it started to sell.
ReplyDeleteI think the flying far is a good idea, especially to get out of traffic, thered be less car accidents and you could get to the hosspital or other important places easier. But i think that the flying cars wont be as popular in the bgining but as soon as they get more updated more people will buy them.
ReplyDeleteLola Engfer
I think that the flying car would be a good option. I honestly think that it would sell because I don't know anyone that likes to sit in traffic jams and waste gas. Also, I think that it would have a lot of problems to start with but once we get more familiar with it, there wouldn't be as many. And I think that they should make runways just for these cars.
ReplyDelete- Tim Lesczynski
I think If the price was right and the design was a little more eye pleasing; I think this flying car would definitely sell! I think its fun and interesting to look at future technologies. I also think it will be cool to see where this goes in just a few years. Maybe in the next few years everyone will have a flying car. Looking into the future makes you think.
ReplyDeleteI think the flying car would sell because its what people always thought thats how technology would develop to and now it finally has. It would also be good for people in poor country to get doctors or even to take severely injured people to the closest hospitable.
ReplyDelete-Emma Gray