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Raising $24 million to Build an Open Source Skynet

on YouTube 31m
Talkat WebCamp Zagreb 2019 · 2019-10-11..10-12· [javascript, robotics]

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name:Tal Ater
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video:https://youtu.be/wt8gJ9-YovQ
slides:none on file

summary

A nonprofit foundation raises $24M to build an open, peer-to-peer transport stack that makes vehicles buy and sell services via smart contracts. Proofs include a coax Pelican drone that bids for jobs through a progressive web app in React backed by a Node.js bridge, smart contracts that escrow payments, integration with third‑party flight planners and five Skycents charging stations to enable charge‑hopping and extend a 15 km drone range, 200+ open‑source contributors, and a Swiss boarded governance model.

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chapters (9)

  1. 0:00Introduction and background
  2. 3:58Open source passion and journey
  3. 8:35First drone delivery demo
  4. 13:55Turning drones truly autonomous
  5. 18:10Why decentralization matters
  6. 21:45Future of transportation standards
  7. 23:52Protecting open nature of project
  8. 27:04Astronauts' role in project
  9. 29:53Q&A session

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