TerraSwarm researcher and University of Pennsylvania professor Vijay Kumar and his team have been named one of the "10 Innovators Who Changed the World in 2013" by Popular Mechanics magazine.
An October 22, 2013 blog entry about the Breakthrough Award Panel titled "BTA Panel: The Rise of Autonomous Vehicles," discusses the moral and legal issues involved with UAVs. Kumar is quoted as saying "We just love our robots. I don't know why people think they are scary. We made the James Bond video to dispel the myth that they're scary creatures." Kumar believes that some of the objections to drones are because the laws surround drones are unsettled. He does note that many people are concerned about the difference between a low-flying drone with camera vs. a high orbiting satellite with a camera.
