Useful Robots

I recently started a blog called 'Useful Robots.' In it I outline robots that can be purchased and used by anyone who wants one.

The reason I made 'Useful Robots" was because there was really no place online that gives the average consumer or businessman an insight into what automation solutions are available to them. So I give profiles, not on research or the next big thing, but on the robotic mowers, or factory assistants, or vacuums that are ready to use right out of the box. It isn't cluttered with what a nerd would love, just with what an average person needs to know to buy.

Launch

Launch is a student-run incubator that I am starting on the ERAU Prescott campus.

The Space Economy

The Space Economy was a blog that I began in the spring of 2014. It is meant to be a place to share potential business ideas and future ramifications related to creating a thriving space economy.

I have a steady readership, which I have built by pulling social media strings, and I plan to eventually turn the blog into a book when there is enough material.

This project is absolutely one of my finest and favorites.

WISE

WISE was a book that was made from essays on my blog When I Say Eureka. I started to publish the book but when  I looked at the first copy I decide to wait a little longer to grow and focus the book more. I expect to have a fully published version by, no later than winter of 2015

HeritageTold.com

www.heritagetold.com

This is a project that I am particularly proud of. HeritageTold is a website dedicated to storing the wisdom and experience of generations before they are lost. Today everything is stored on facebook or twitter but what about the generations before the computer. These people do not communicate on the computer and they are slowly being lost and thier experiences with them. Heritage told is working to collect the experiences from these people before they are lost. 

We currently take submissions in text but are working to enhance the site with video and voice recording. We're are still in early development.

Three Minute Classes

This is an Youtube education series where I took any topic and create a three minute informational video about it. In this way people are able to get information fed to them in a visual manner quickly and easily. I did videos on topics ranging from chess to American History.

YouTube Video

Embry-Riddle Innovation Lab

This is one project that I am very proud of thus far. Embry-Riddle has had an apparent lack in space where students such as myself could work on personal innovation outside of classes. So, since 2012 I have worked with some friends to create a maker/design space on campus. We have the space up and running now we have to continue the grow the Maker influence on campus

Addendum: The lab is still operating and continues to be frequented by students. My involvement has ended as I will be graduating in 2015, but I still use it. The lab is fully accepted by the campus administration and there is talk of another being built. 
Here is the website for the Innovation Lab 

Club "Innovation"

This was a club that I started Freshmen Year at Embry-Riddle that was intended to be a lot like Benjamin Franklin's Junto. It would be a group of like-minded people that would be able to meet and share and pursue ideas  that they as individuals couldn't do. It was meant to be a way to pool resources and be able to allow people to make their ideas a reality.

While to me it was a good idea it just didn't get the response that it needed to continue. This was partially my fault because I didn't have crystal clear direction for the club and screwed up how it was supposed to operate. But there was also just a limit of interest from the student body that made it difficult for it to be a worthwhile use of my time. But with that said, if I have time again and a few more friends that would be willing to help with it I would start it back up again.