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This Ible describes the build of indoor RC blimp propulsion around 10g, suitable for use with a common 11” latex balloon. http://www.instructables.com/id/Sub-Micro-Blimp/

Sub Micro (Spy) Blimp Building with Hacked Servos

OpenPilot guided UAV has successful autonomous maiden flight » shackspace = der hackerspace in stuttgart

After attending the SMD Soldering Workshop at shackspace a while ago he decided to aim high and began designing a SMD PCB of his own right away. Thanks to the PCB-printing equipment we have at shackspace, the layout was soon transferred to a board, etched into copper and had components soldered to it. Once the hardware was ready, Corvus designed and implemented the entire guidance code which is handling everything related to the auto-pilot and navigation (keeping altitude, speed and bearing in check). http://shackspace.de/?p=2659

3D Printed Hovering Ornithopters | Cornell Computational Synthesis Laboratory

Project Members: Charlie Richter, Floris van Breugel, William Regan, Zhi Ern Teoh This project currently focuses on developing a flapping-wing hovering insect using 3D printed wings and mechanical parts. The use of 3D printing technology has greatly expanded the possibilities for wing design, allowing wing shapes to replicate those of real insects or virtually any other shape. http://creativemachines.cornell.edu/ornithopter
This week we adjusted the control surfaces on the Raptor to get it all balanced and flew it a few times to get more experience and test the airframe's performance.

DIY Drones

http://diydrones.com/
multi-rotor