Robot Blimps for Wireless Communication? | RobotShop Community

We’ve talked about robotic blimps before, but not for this kind of application. This time a Californian entrepreneur, Bob Jones,  is floating the idea of having large fleets of autonomous blimps provide wireless communication coverage for large areas. The blimps could take the place of both tel


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/blog/show/robot-blimps-for-wireless-communication

I think these blips will become obsolete once WiMax kicks in. That’s the next big thing in wireless communications. I guess it’s up to the telecom towers manufacturers now.

The blimps could take the place of both telecom towers on land