Chris Anderson, the longtime editor of the geek tech bible Wired, has announced he’s leaving the job to focus on 3D Robotics, a San Diego-based start-up that’s trying to take remote-controlled airplanes and copters to a whole new level.
These “DIY Drones,” like the Arduplane, pictured above, that Anderson himself says is an example of how you can “add [an] autopilot to any RC aircraft and it becomes a fully-programmable flying robot with a powerful ground station and Mission Planner.”
Here’s what Anderson said about his departure after more than decade at the helm of Wired:
This is an opportunity for me to pursue an entrepreneurial dream. I’m confident that Wired’s mission to influence and chronicle the digital revolution is stronger than ever and will continue to expand and evolve.
Anderson’s company seems to be more about developing cool flying machines that can be programmed to fly themselves, rather than hunt down terrorists on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Anderson is a very successful journalist. But like a lot of journalists, he apparently had been dreaming of becoming a doer rather than a chronicler of the doings of others. And now he’s making the leap. Sort of. According to Anderson, 3D Robotics is already profitable, worth a few million.
Source: South California Public Radio