commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe U.S. Government Just Followed Through on Its Ban of DJI Drones—and It’s So Much Worse Than We Thoughtwww.popularmechanics.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down114
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkThe U.S. Government Just Followed Through on Its Ban of DJI Drones—and It’s So Much Worse Than We Thoughtwww.popularmechanics.comcommander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareNewNewAugustEast@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoBefore they were in best buy, people just printed their own. So you could make one, lots of plans online. The world record for fastest drone just got broken yesterday, and it was a fully 3d printed drone.
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 month agoReally? They 3D printed a battery and camera and ESC?
minus-squareBlackVenom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoYup. 3d printed user and printer too.
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI guess ESCs, motors and rotors are the only parts that are so specific to be hard to source otherwise.
Before they were in best buy, people just printed their own. So you could make one, lots of plans online.
The world record for fastest drone just got broken yesterday, and it was a fully 3d printed drone.
Really? They 3D printed a battery and camera and ESC?
Yep.
Yup. 3d printed user and printer too.
I guess ESCs, motors and rotors are the only parts that are so specific to be hard to source otherwise.