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- [Rick Berry] 13 small
businesses and entrepreneurs

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pitched their ideas on
drone related technology

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during the second Air
Force Pitch Day, July 24th,

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at the Northeastern
University Innovation Campus

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in Burlington, Massachusetts.

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- Innovation is happening
where we get industry

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and researchers together and
my goal is that the government,

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particularly the Air Force, is not absent.

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(drone whirring)

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- [Rick Berry] Northeastern
University researchers

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demonstrated autonomous drones outside,

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while inside small
businesses presented ideas

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on how to solve big problems
that come in a small box,

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off the shelf drones.

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- I'm gonna move slowly.

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Let's see if, catch me if you can, okay.

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- [Rick Berry] The Air Force
Pitch Day, and the service,

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hopes to use events like
this to make it easier

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for small businesses and start-ups

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to work with the military.

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This is Rick Berry, Hanscome
Air Force Base, Massachusetts.