{"podcast":{"title":"Computer America","slug":"computer-america-1116775","podcast_index_feed_id":1116775,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/2202134/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://ComputerAmerica.com/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bc8e2e9d118cc6b353eea064f7b68b0e.jpg","author":"Ben Crossman","episode_count":657,"summary":"Computer America is the nation's longest running talk show on Computers and Technology, spanning 25+ years of industry guests and analysis.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/computer-america-1116775"},"episode":{"title":"Ultra-Low Orbit, Future of Flight, and Wireless Drone Power w/ Ralph Bond","slug":"ultra-low-orbit-future-of-flight-and-wireless-drone-power-w-ralph-bond","published_at":"2026-01-16T15:39:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/computer-america-1116775/ultra-low-orbit-future-of-flight-and-wireless-drone-power-w-ralph-bond","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/computer-america-1116775","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ultra-low-orbit-future-of-flight-and-wireless-drone-power-w-ralph-bond--69468606","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69468606/00_video_of_shows_2026_01_16_09_06_21.mp3","summary":"Show Notes 16 January 2026 Very Low Earth Orbit Satellites Could be the Next Frontier in Satellite Technology Source: ExtremeTech.com Link: https://www.extremetech.com/aerospace/very-low-earth-orbit-satellites-could-be-the-next-frontier-in-satellite NASA, Boeing Test How to Improve Performance of Longer, Narrower Aircraft Wings Source: NASA Link: https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/nasa-boeing-test-aircraft-wings/ See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJNJfrkge9o These Laser Beams Could Power Military Drones 5,000 Feet in the Air Source: Gizmodo.com Link: https://gizmodo.com/these-laser-beams-could-power-military-drones-5000-feet-in-the-air-2000702020 See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJNJfrkge9o Robots Smaller Than Salt Grains Can Now Think for Themselves Source: ScienceBlog.com Link: https://scienceblog.com/robots-smaller-than-salt-grains-can-now-think-for-themselves/ Honorable Mentions New 3D chips could make electronics faster and more energy-efficient Source: MIT News Link: https://news.mit.edu/2025/new-3d-chips-could-make-electronics-faster-and-more-energy-efficient-0618 Robot achieves 0.053 mm micro-precision in the world’s first robotic cataract surgery Source: Interesting Engineering Link: https://interestingengineering.com/health/ucla-robotic-cataract-surgery-breakthrough This Soft Robot Is 100% Edible, Including the Battery - It’s designed to feed medication to wild boars, but you can eat it too Source: IEEE Spectrum Link: https://spectrum.ieee.org/soft-edible-robot Research shows how coffee waste could be used to clean contaminated water Source: TechXplore.com Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-coffee-contaminated.html","meta_description":"Show Notes 16 January 2026 Very Low Earth Orbit Satellites Could be the Next Frontier in Satellite Technology Source: ExtremeTech.com Link: https://www.ex…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2197,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/computer-america-1116775/episodes/ultra-low-orbit-future-of-flight-and-wireless-drone-power-w-ralph-bond/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/computer-america-1116775/ultra-low-orbit-future-of-flight-and-wireless-drone-power-w-ralph-bond.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}