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	The Floating Future of Design

The Floating Future of Design

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure Education Transportation
Applicable Functions	Facility Management Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Building Automation & Control Predictive Maintenance Remote Asset Management Smart City Operations
Services	Hardware Design & Engineering Services Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Greg and Jill Henderson wanted to create a real hoverboard, inspired by the 'Back to the Future' movie trilogy. Despite skepticism from others, they pursued their vision using Magnetic Field Architecture (MFA) technology. Their goal was not just to create a hoverboard but to revolutionize urban planning and infrastructure by using MFA to levitate various objects, including buildings, to protect them from natural disasters like earthquakes and floods. Achieving this required significant financial resources, which they secured through a successful crowdfunding campaign. Read More
About Customer	Arx Pax, LLC, based in Los Gatos, CA, is the parent company of Hendo Hover, makers of the Hendo Hoverboard. Founded by Greg and Jill Henderson, the company is pioneering Magnetic Field Architecture (MFA) technology. Greg Henderson, a licensed architect, uses his knowledge of structural design and CAD technology to inform his work on MFA. The company aims to use this technology to levitate various objects, including buildings, to protect them from natural disasters. Arx Pax maintains financial independence through crowdfunding, allowing them to focus on solving real-world problems. Read More
Solution	Arx Pax developed the Hendo Hoverboard as a proof of concept for their Magnetic Field Architecture (MFA) technology. This technology allows objects to levitate, providing a new tool for humanity to protect lives and property from natural disasters. The company envisions using MFA to lift buildings off the ground during earthquakes or floods, creating a buffer against these events. They also see potential applications in various industries, such as lifting computer servers to prevent overheating and creating hovering automobiles. The company uses Vectorworks Architect software for design and 3D printing to quickly prototype their ideas. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Education

Transportation

Applicable Functions

Facility Management

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Building Automation & Control

Predictive Maintenance

Remote Asset Management

Smart City Operations

Services

Hardware Design & Engineering Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Greg and Jill Henderson wanted to create a real hoverboard, inspired by the 'Back to the Future' movie trilogy. Despite skepticism from others, they pursued their vision using Magnetic Field Architecture (MFA) technology. Their goal was not just to create a hoverboard but to revolutionize urban planning and infrastructure by using MFA to levitate various objects, including buildings, to protect them from natural disasters like earthquakes and floods. Achieving this required significant financial resources, which they secured through a successful crowdfunding campaign.

About Customer

Arx Pax, LLC, based in Los Gatos, CA, is the parent company of Hendo Hover, makers of the Hendo Hoverboard. Founded by Greg and Jill Henderson, the company is pioneering Magnetic Field Architecture (MFA) technology. Greg Henderson, a licensed architect, uses his knowledge of structural design and CAD technology to inform his work on MFA. The company aims to use this technology to levitate various objects, including buildings, to protect them from natural disasters. Arx Pax maintains financial independence through crowdfunding, allowing them to focus on solving real-world problems.

Solution

Arx Pax developed the Hendo Hoverboard as a proof of concept for their Magnetic Field Architecture (MFA) technology. This technology allows objects to levitate, providing a new tool for humanity to protect lives and property from natural disasters. The company envisions using MFA to lift buildings off the ground during earthquakes or floods, creating a buffer against these events. They also see potential applications in various industries, such as lifting computer servers to prevent overheating and creating hovering automobiles. The company uses Vectorworks Architect software for design and 3D printing to quickly prototype their ideas.

Impact #1	Arx Pax's MFA technology has gained significant attention, including being named one of TIME magazine's Best Inventions of 2014.
Impact #2	The company has received interest from diverse industries, including transportation, industrial automation, structural, education, and recreation.
Impact #3	Greg Henderson's use of Vectorworks Architect software has been integral to the design and modeling of the hoverboard and other applications of MFA technology.

Impact #1

Arx Pax's MFA technology has gained significant attention, including being named one of TIME magazine's Best Inventions of 2014.

Impact #2

The company has received interest from diverse industries, including transportation, industrial automation, structural, education, and recreation.

Impact #3

Greg Henderson's use of Vectorworks Architect software has been integral to the design and modeling of the hoverboard and other applications of MFA technology.

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The Floating Future of Design

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