Hackathons are good for prototyping and proofs of concept, but taking those to a complete end-product requires a whole R&D pipeline. Point being: you want to be in that pipeline, not just at the hackathon, which is mostly a press event.
Drones are especially interesting to me because of the possibilities of asymmetric warfare, where it takes a million- dollar missile to take down a thousand-dollar drone. Also interesting is swarm technology which is mostly just a software upgrade and allows many drones to operate as a team so if some drones are disabled, the rest can continue the mission. Even just playing around with a relatively cheap personal drone gives you an appreciation for their capabilities.
Hackathons are good for prototyping and proofs of concept, but taking those to a complete end-product requires a whole R&D pipeline. Point being: you want to be in that pipeline, not just at the hackathon, which is mostly a press event.
Drones are especially interesting to me because of the possibilities of asymmetric warfare, where it takes a million- dollar missile to take down a thousand-dollar drone. Also interesting is swarm technology which is mostly just a software upgrade and allows many drones to operate as a team so if some drones are disabled, the rest can continue the mission. Even just playing around with a relatively cheap personal drone gives you an appreciation for their capabilities.