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The Pocket Drone - Your personal flying robot by AirDroids. The Pocket Drone is the personal flying robot that enables anyone to capture amazing video and photos from the sky.

The Pocket Drone - Your personal flying robot by AirDroids

The year 2014 is going to be the “Year of the Drone.” Personal and professional photography is literally beginning to take off. Everybody can already take great looking photos and videos with their camera phones and share them online, but they have been limited to what could be seen from the ground. Now with the Pocket Drone, it's never been easier to capture spectacular aerial images that open up a whole new perspective and insight that had previously been unseen. We aim to change the status quo through our little project with a BIG impact. Until now, most people could not participate in this awesome new technology revolution - the cost was too great, the drones too bulky, and the software too difficult to operate. 1. We saw a lot of kits out there that were powerful and flexible, but took a long time to put together, tune, and make work correctly. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Upload and 3D print your products on Shapeways.

Quadcopter Build for Noobs. All - I have been following various threads on here for the last month or so and have been inspired to attempt my first RC build, a quadcopter.

Quadcopter Build for Noobs

I will attempt to catalog the build as I go so that other inexperienced builders will have something to reference. Before I get started, many thanks to Old Man Mike (OMM), S11D336B, Signguy, Reverendrichie, Jesolins, and others for their informative threads and builds. A quadrotor, also called a quadrotor helicopter, is an aircraft that is lifted and propelled by four rotors. Quadrotors are classified as rotorcraft, as opposed to fixed-wing aircraft, because their lift is derived from four rotors. Many resources are available to prospective quadcopter builders. It is my understanding that the QuadPowered guys will soon be releasing detailed build instructions in the Docs section of the QuadPowered website. Quadrocopter and Tricopter Info Mega Link Index My Build: Frame: MikroKopter 500mm frame - $72.95 Circuit Board: QuadPowered - $229.00 Part Choices: Choosing Quadcopter Motors and Props.

Choosing a Quadcopter Motor and Prop When building a quadcopter, deciding which motors and propellers to buy is tricky, but a very important decision. There is a lot of math and science that goes into understanding how the motors and propellers effect how a quadcopter flies or if it flies. As a novice, it is very easy to be overwhelmed by all of it. The correct motor/prop combination needs to be chosen by considering the size and weight of the quadcopter, the length of flying time and the power and agility that are desired.

Also, the battery and ECSs must be chosen to effectively drive the motor/prop combination.