Community Comes Together to Build Drones with Joulea
Once again, we at Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club teamed up with Joulea, a software platform that uses drones to reduce energy costs and consumption in commercial buildings, to host a hands-on activation that took participants to new heights.
Hosted in the Centergy One lobby, community members were invited to join the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) startup in building their own drone! Equipped with kits to completely assemble and operate a mini drone, student and professional attendees with all levels of mechanical engineering experience put their skills to the test!
Team members from Joulea, who are no stranger to working with us on previous activations, like our building efficiency Power Meal and drone technology Pop-Up, were available to answer any questions and share some insight into their cutting-edge work.
And as participants worked on building their drone, they interacted with one another, sharing their unique backgrounds and uncovering their various levels of familiarity with the topic, company, and activations in general. For instance, Square on Fifth (SQ5) resident, Grayson Epps, is studying mechanical engineering and thinks that drones could be used to assess plane damages. Balamurugan, a Georgia Tech student, knew Joulea very well, as he actually interviewed with them in the past. Even a couple of people from Kemira at Technology Enterprise Park (TEP) drove over to Tech Square to participate. On the other hand, Jasia Robinson, who works in marketing at Accenture, did not have any experience with drones, nor had she been to any of our activations. So it was a really robust group of members that came together that afternoon!
Upon completion of the activity, attendees tested out their drone in real-time. As they flew them around in the Tech Square courtyard, we asked them how they could use drone technology in their career/field of study:
From content creation to regulation to research, there seemed to be a multitude of ways that drones could be used in a variety of fields.
Across the board, members vocalized their interest in participating in more hands-on activities, so be sure to subscribe to our newsletter and check out our events calendar for the latest happenings in Tech Square.
How could you use drone technology in your career/field of study? Let us know in the comments below.