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Now this is a DIY Quadcopter!

Posted by Chris Anderson on October 6, 2010 at 10:00am

Why was I making terrible bookends in shop class when I could have been making this? From the Ponoko blog, a laser cut wooden quad. It uses the Mikrokopter electronics and came in second at the Minnesota State Fair (beaten out by a DIY rocket that made it to 10,000 feet). More from the project's Instructables page.

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Reno marioni October 7, 2010 at 10:56am

Will there be a ArduCopter DIY Beta Kit? I would buy one instantly
Uwe Gartmann October 7, 2010 at 8:42am

Chris: Mikrokopter is pricy but if you look close at the features its cheap. It comes with a complete software for configuration and software updates. And you can build quad/hex/octo/X-quad etc. The limited range in GPS mode is related to goverment regulations in germany.
Dan Sibisan October 6, 2010 at 12:12pm

Haha , that looks something "Captin Nemo" would design :), and would come out of the “Nautilus” to explore the surroundings .
Nice design .
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Chris Anderson October 6, 2010 at 10:29am

Just checked out the Mikrokopter electronics linked in the Instructables page. $620 for the board+GPS, and it's closed source (limits range you can travel, etc)! Maybe we should send this guy an APM (less than half the price) so he can see the Open Source light...
Albert Lorincz October 6, 2010 at 10:19am

http://www.instructables.com/id/Wooden-Remote-Control-Quadrocopter-...
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Chris Anderson October 6, 2010 at 10:18am

Thanks for the catch, Alex. Fixed.
Alex Arevalo October 6, 2010 at 10:14am

Chris, you have one too many http// in that Instructables link.
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Jani Hirvinen October 6, 2010 at 10:14am

Yeah that's a beauty.. only thing that does not fit is those horrible greenish landing tubes. It should have nice wooden skid or something :)

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