Friday, July 22, 2011

A Look At DARPA's Community-Designed FLYPMODE Car

FLYPmode This shot is from the FLYPmode's grand unveiling last week. The vehicle took just three weeks to design and three and a half months to build. Local Motors

How The First Crowdsourced Military Vehicle Can Remake the Future of Defense Manufacturing -- Popular Science

DARPA's community-designed FLYPMODE car was presented to President Obama last week.

The military and defense contractors can learn a lot from the wisdom of the masses, and American fighting forces could be better equipped and better protected if higher-ups would embrace the DIY ethos of ingenuity and agility. At least that’s how Jay Rogers, founder of an automotive firm that just built a military concept vehicle from crowdsourced plans, sees things.

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My Comment: It actually looks very cool.

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