Comment by Jack Crossfire on July 27, 2012 at 1:42am

The implication is just R&D is left in San Diego. Too bad manufacturing in San Diego proved economically unviable.  The maker revolution can succeed to a certain point, beyond which competition forces you to either go to overseas manufacturing or pack up.

Comment by Krzysztof Bosak on July 27, 2012 at 4:37am

But you could have guessed it from beginning since Jordi is Mexican.

Comment by Jan Detlefsen on July 27, 2012 at 5:16am

well "overseas" in this case is 30 min down the road. it's still the same region that benefits from it.

Comment by Krzysztof Bosak on July 27, 2012 at 5:53am

Jan, Mexico is still recognised as a separate country. Please follow the roadmap, for peace.

Comment by Sami Finnila on July 27, 2012 at 7:21am

Are there any parts in the frame that really _need_ a CNC mill to be made? Water jet cutting might be faster and cheaper depending on the amount of parts made...

3D Robotics Comment by Chris Anderson on July 27, 2012 at 7:43am

Jack: Not at all! We've doubled production capacity by adding Tijuana, not replaced it. All the production in San Diego remains. Here's a picture of just one corner of that:

3D Robotics Comment by Chris Anderson on July 27, 2012 at 7:48am

Sami: We'll probably shift to injection molded nylon/fiber next. To really get economies of scale, you don't want to be cutting at all. 

Developer Comment by Mark Colwell on July 28, 2012 at 3:32am

With injection equipment online, please consider to manufacture decent props for quads up to 14". 

Comment by Jay Bryon on August 1, 2012 at 10:16pm

+1 for investigating better props, something quadcopter specific.  Can't help but wonder if there isn't some improvement to be made focusing on 'copter specific application over more general purpose props.  

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