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3D Robotics is an American company headquartered in Berkeley, California〔http://3drobotics.com/about-us/〕 that designs and manufactures commercial and recreational unmanned aerial vehicles. Specifically, it produces consumer drones, ready-to-fly quadcopters for aerial photography and mapping, and fixed wing UAVs based on the Ardupilot platform. It is the largest manufacturer of commercial drones in the United States. 3D Robotics was co-founded in 2009 by Chris Anderson (3D Robotics CEO) and Jordi Munoz (3D Robotics President).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= A Hot-Shot Magazine Editor And A Tijuana Teenager Met Online And Made $5 Million Building Drones )〕 Author and entrepreneur Chris Anderson and Mexican engineer (Jordi Munoz ) met online through the (DIY drones ) community, which was originally started by Chris Anderson for aerial vehicle enthusiasts.〔http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/3d-robotics〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jordi Muñoz Wants You to Have a Drone of Your Own )〕 Munoz, a 20-year-old Mexican immigrant who had just arrived in the United States, was waiting for a green card, so he passed time by building a drone prototype in his garage out of a video gaming console's remote controls. When Anderson read the online updates and saw the prototype's designs, he sent a $500 check to Munoz and began to collaborate with him. The company has 180 employees and 30,000 customers across the world. 3D Robotics is one of the founding members of Dronecode. ==Unmanned Aerial Vehicles== SOLO Drone. Released in May 2015 and marketed by 3D Robotics as the smartest drone ever. It is marketed at both the consumer and professional aerial photography market. It is powered by two computers and designed specifically for the GoPro Hero camera. The aim with the SOLO drone is simplicity for both flying and taking professional aerial photos and video.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= 3D Robotics New Solo Drone Promises Hollywood Quality Photos )〕 IRIS+ Drone. Released in September 2014 and is designed for the recreational drone market. With the GoPro camera fitted, it can capture some aerial photos and videos. This UAV comes ready to fly, is much faster than other RC drones and has a much longer range. It can travel at 40 miles per hour and reach distances of up to 3,280 feet. This quadcopter has some advanced technology including Follow Me, Auto Mission Planning, Geo Fence and Live View.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=What You Should Know About the Iris+ Quadcopter )〕 X8 Quadcopter. Released in November 2014, the X8 quadcopter has a modular design and comes in 2 versions. The X8+ with gimbal and GoPro camera is aimed towards aerial photography and cinematography. The X8-M quadcopter is for mapping. The complete X8-M package comes with Canon SX260 camera and the Pix4DMapper〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pix4DMapper Home Page )〕 software. Both X8 versions feature advanced waypoint navigation technology.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= X8 Quadcopter For Aerial Photography And Mapping )〕 AERO-M Fixed Wing UAV. Released in November 2014, the Aero-M is a fully automated mapping platform. It uses the Canon S100 high-resolution 12 MP camera and the image processing Pix4Dmapper Mosaic 3DR Edition software, to create highly accurate, georeferenced and orthorectified mosaics. This fixed wing drone has a flight time of up to 40 minutes and is able to photograph an area of up to 250 acres per flight. The Pix4D software allows for the creation of georeferenced, photogrammetry and orthorectified mosaics from the images. The Aero-M is a commercial UAV with industries such as farming, construction and conservation benefiting from the creation of geo-referenced maps.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=3DR Aero-M Drone For Visual Spectrum Aerial Maps )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「3D Robotics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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