Hi, I'm Cody Gough with a special sponsored podcast episode from Curiosity.com.

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

Today you'll learn about a $2 million technology challenge to develop a personal flying device

and the innovative minds competing to win.

This episode is sponsored by T.E. Connectivity.

And we'll be talking to a couple special guests today about how this project reflects a new age of

co-creation.

You learn about how innovation is being pushed forward by a diverse team of people from all walks of life,

how they got together to be part of this incredible passion project,

and how their work is combining the best of both worlds of virtual and physical engineering.

Before we dive into what the team is doing, let's set the stage.

The challenge we're talking about is Boeing's Go Fly competition. Its goal is to revolutionize flight

with a single-person flight vehicle that can integrate easily into the average

commuters life. In order for a design to qualify for this competition, it has to be capable of vertical takeoff and

landing or VTOL. It also needs to be safe, quiet, and ultra compact. And most of all, it needs to be

user-friendly and thrilling to fly.

So yeah, they're building a personal flying machine.

Yes.

One team vying for this prize is a group called Our Flight.

They're the same team behind Our Loop, which was one of the top

contenders during the SpaceX Hyperloop competition. That was a challenge to build a high-speed

transportation system from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

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