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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Entrepreneurs Create ‘Flying Cell Towers’; Major Production Envisioned in Northwoods
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:04:29
	Publish Date:		2020-12-17 16:32:53
	Description:		To Scott Williams, most drones are just toys. They can fly high and take photos and video, but can’t do much more. But his drones? As he sees it, they might change the world. “If we could put a flying cell tower [up] there, then we could do computing, we can do whatever right off of this thing,” said Williams. “We need a flying computer. We need this network that we can put anywhere and just let everyone compute off of it.” Williams and his 16-year-old son, Mac, were flying one of the prototype drones at their home in Three Lakes. The flat circle is about the size of a kitchen tabletop. It’s equipped with four rotors, sturdy landing gear, and attachments for heavy-duty equipment. These drones can fulfill the need Williams is talking about. They can lift hundreds of pounds of communications equipment, instantly creating a tower for cell phone and internet connectivity. Making these drones, part of an ambitious world-changing plan, might soon be happening in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. Rahul
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