WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DRONE meets new spin

Softwaresoaring. Safer. know-howFaster. That hasis the Michiganpromise of companythe drone software developed by Ann Arbor-based Skyspecs. Used initially to inspect wind turbines, use for cell towers, bridges and sewer systems is not far behind. “There’s a huge opportunity to augment existing inspection processes that are labor intensive, dirty or dangerous with a drone,” says co-founder Tom Brady. It’s the type of innovation you’d expect from a state whose aerospace industry generates nearly $1 billion in annual sales. The kind of promise that’s Pure Michigan.