This is ridiculous: a
post on a person who's developed the
second largest drone company in the world. What the bio for Jordi Munoz at the company's site doesn't say is he started at 20 and is now 28,
Jordi Muñoz is co-founder and CTO of 3D
Robotics. He was born in Ensenada, Mexico, and raised in Tijuana. He
studied briefly at Ensenada’s Center for Technical and Higher Education
before moving to southern California in 2007, where in his free time he
designed and built his first drone. The autopilot ran on circuitry he
lifted from a Wii remote.
Soon Jordi was making a living off his ingenuity. He hacked a toaster
that he bought at Target, turned it into a reflow oven, and set up a
small manufacturing facility in his apartment, designing UAV parts and
selling them to pilots around the world.
Jordi’s work impressed Chris Anderson—the two met virtually through
the DIY Drones online community—who supported Jordi with an initial $500
check. Chris continued to advise Jordi’s production efforts over email,
and in 2009 the two co-founded 3D Robotics. In 2012, Chris quit Wired
to join Jordi full time.
Jordi lives with his family in San Diego
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