Guides — makeadrone

E-smart systems demo drone The E-smart drone was a custom design from E-smart systems, to demonstrate AI and face recognition in real time from a front-faced camera. The drone was also used as a demonstration for the Norwegian Crown Prince and Princess. Acrobatic serving tray The hexacopter serving tray can be used with or without the propeller protection. It was originally designed for the Digit 2015 conference in Trondheim, Norway. It can carry up to 1 kilo of payload and has a release mechanism underneath to carry and drop off goods mid-air. See it deliver a package or do a trick:...

We had this crazy idea at the University of Oslo... What if we just took a bunch of large RC motors, hooked them in hubs, got some powerful ESC´s and a flight controller. Could it be powerful enough to transport a human being safely?  Technical drawings. Thanks to Nodin innovations for design help. We started with looking at various motors. Big propellers are scary so we decided to keep the size down as much as we could. We estimated some 170 kilograms of lifting force would be needed in total (EU regulations are now limiting us to 150). After playing...

Latest guide, norwegian language available for download in PDF.   Here are all the parts of the turtle kit. (Without RC control and charger)  Start by fastening the propeller protection in the end of the wooden arms. Tighten the ziptie as much as you can so the protection doesn´t slide off: Use a cutting plier to remove the excess ziptie: Repeat for all four arms: Now it´s time for assembling the motors. Only use the short screws. The parts inside the circle are made for special propellers. You can keep them just in case. First, screw the motor to the...