The nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the future to you now. With your donation in support of our research programs, lightsabers, jetpacks and ray guns can be a reality today.
Programs
Lightsaber
Since 1977, when the first Star Wars movie was released, millions of glowing plastic tubes with handles have been sold. Sure, they were fun for a while. Some lit up, some extended with a telescopic action and some even had accurate sound effects taken straight from the movies.
But at the end of the day these were just lame toys that couldn’t begin to approach the thrill of what it must be like to wield the real thing. Some of these “replicas” cost hundreds of dollars, and all you got was a chrome-covered plastic handle and nothing more. You had to imagine the rest.
But now imagine if everyone that ever bought one of those toys had instead pooled their money, and invested it with the goal of creating a Lightsaber that actually worked. We would be a lot closer to living the dream than we are today. So, let’s leave the toys for the kids. Together we can begin work on crafting the most elegant of weapons, one that only the greatest of warriors is worthy of.
Ray Gun
Let’s be clear. We're not talking about a death ray, or a disintegration ray or any other weapon designed to kill or burn holes through people or objects. No doubt our military is years down the road on developing such technologies. The ray gun we are proposing will merely stun a living target in the same way stun-guns currently do, but without the need for wires or directly touching the weapon to the target. The technology already exists that is capable of painlessly stunning a person from great distances. For law enforcement or the military, killing a suspect can be extremely counterproductive, especially if the suspect is innocent, or possesses invaluable intelligence that would otherwise be lost. Temporarily incapacitating a person is far more logical and humane than blasting someone with hot metal at tremendous speeds. Besides, we look forward to squeezing this technology into all the coolest Blaster and Phaser designs out there.
Jetpack
Everyone hates traffic and the daily commute. A personal transportation device holds the promise to transform our cities and daily lives in the most drastic way since the first automobiles were introduced. This initiative is called 'Jetpack', but we will provide our support for the development of flying car programs as well, since there may be crossover applications of the technology.
Most of the jetpack research programs in the past have focused on military applications, and were thus abandoned when it became apparent that soldiers would be too heavy and encumbered with all their other equipment. We don’t have the same restrictions since we are developing it solely for commuting and recreational purposes.
Traveling in airplanes and helicopters is one thing, but nothing must compare to the freedom of flying solo in the open air without being confined in a metal and plastic shell. Everyone should know what it feels like to soar through the air like a bird, and then land gracefully at a whim. With the help of NASA’s ‘Highways in the Sky’ program, it will help to ensure that this increase in civilian air traffic will be safe and manageable.
Many jetpack programs have failed because they lacked a view beyond military application, ours strives for the spirit and joy of aviation alone. The Wright brothers didn’t give up after their first craft failed to fly, and neither will we.