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Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
About Jani Hirvinen
- Jani Hirvinen (born in 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is one of the early Finnish IT-technology pioneers.
- Hirvinen is also one of the first ones developing small private sector professional level UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles).
- He is among the top developers of the ArduCopter platform that - together with the included autopilot - changed the way drones are being flown all over the world.
- He is also the co-founder of famous international unmanned institutions ArduPilot, DIYDrones and DroneCode.On top of being a developer, Hirvinen is also a visionary.
- According to him, we are facing Planet 5.0, an era transforming us to work and live differently in terms of logistics, transportation and human interaction.
- This will also open doors for us to explore planets far beyond ours.
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