Wireless Robots May Float above Earth

CNN.com, 22 Aug 2006 Bob Jones has a lofty idea for improving communications around the world: strategically float robotic airships above Earth as an alternative to unsightly telecom towers on the ground and expensive satellites in space. Jones, a former NASA manager, envisions a fleet of unmanned "Stratellites" hovering in the atmosphere and blanketing large swaths of territory with wireless access for high-speed data and voice communications. Read more