One of these technologies also gets a spotlight in the Museum’s exhibition Drones: Is the Sky the Limit? The exhibition explores the development of drones, a technology that got its start in the military but today has limitless applications, like delivering urgent medical supplies and monitoring hurricanes.
The exhibition takes a look at what propelled the growth of drone technology. For example, after World War I, advances in aviation inspired a popular hobby—flying model airplanes. The Radioplane Company designed and made some of the first radio controls for model airplanes. When World War II broke out, it adapted this equipment for the war effort. The resulting technology was an aerial target drone, built by workers like Marilyn Monroe, shown here at the Radioplane Company, before she became a film star.
What kinds of jobs will emerge in the future as today’s new technologies take off? What are the political and ethical challenges of robotics used by the military? How do we adapt regulations to fit
new technologies as they become widely used by all? Where will we be in 10 years?
Experts will offer some answers at Welcome to the Future on October 18. Learn more.
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