Making a Drone with Lego Motors and Propellers
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- Опубліковано 10 січ 2020
- The motors, propellers and frame are made of Lego. Non-Lego parts are the battery, radio receiver and flight controller. After building I fly this quadcopter indoors and outdoors. Enjoy!
Drone specs:
Motors (4x): Lego L-motor [88003-1]
Propeller blades (8x): Lego Propeller 1 Blade 14L [89509]
Gearing: 1:1.67 gear-up for each rotor
Frame: Lego liftarms and other Lego parts (look at 11:41 component list)
Flight controller: Matek F411-mini
Motor driver circuit (4x): MOSFET IRLR2905 + Schottky diode 1N5819 + Resistor 12 kOhm (look at 03:57 circuit diagram)
Radio receiver: FrSky R-XSR Micro 2.4GHz
Radio transmitter: FrSky X-Lite 2.4GHz
Battery: LiPo 9s 33.3V 200 mAh (made out of nine Turnigy nano-tech 200mAh 3.7V 35-70C Pico)
Weight with battery: 410 grams
Max thrust: 470 grams
Flight time: about 2 minutes
Betaflight settings diff:
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version
Betaflight / STM32F411 (S411) 4.1.1 Nov 15 2019 / 12:55:17 (1e5e3d369) MSP API: 1.42
manufacturer_id: MTKS board_name: MATEKF411 custom defaults: YES
start the command batch
batch start
board_name MATEKF411
manufacturer_id MTKS
resources
Note: pass telemetry to transmitter (www.mateksys.com/?portfolio=f4...)
resource MOTOR 5 NONE
resource SERIAL_TX 11 B03
feature
feature -AIRMODE
map
map TAER1234
serial
serial 30 32 115200 57600 0 115200
aux
aux 0 0 0 1700 2100 0 0
aux 1 1 1 900 1700 0 0
aux 2 28 1 1300 2100 0 0
aux 3 47 1 1700 2100 0 0
master
set min_throttle = 700
set min_command = 0
set use_unsynced_pwm = OFF
set motor_pwm_protocol = OFF
set motor_pwm_rate = 480
set align_board_yaw = 135
set pid_process_denom = 16
set gyro_1_align_yaw = 1800
profile 0
profile 0
set p_pitch = 200
set i_pitch = 0
set d_pitch = 0
set f_pitch = 0
set p_roll = 200
set i_roll = 0
set d_roll = 0
set f_roll = 0
set p_yaw = 60
set d_min_roll = 0
set d_min_pitch = 0
rateprofile 0
rateprofile 0
set roll_rc_rate = 50
set pitch_rc_rate = 50
end the command batch
batch end - Наука та технологія
*Sees how cleanly he solders*
"He's too dangerous to be kept alive!"
Over the carpet no less
"I NEED HIM!"
"PLEASE DONT...!!!"
Do people really have that hard a time soldering? I have super shaky hands and I can solder like that no problem
If that's clean soldering you've never been to a sweat shop. It's passable but, far from perfect.
POWER!!! UNLIMITED POWER!
This man heading into WW3 with a functionnal Iron Man LEGO suit
for real lmao
Don’t give him any ideas
LEGO Man suit*
@@georgeofhamilton shut
*Minifigure suit
Had this as a school assignment once, but we got to use real drone parts to make it. This man is insane
Fpv?
which school were you from??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bruh how? in my school we have to answer questions
In ours we have to prove that a triangle ABC with a symptom of diabetes with respect to the motion of a car is a square
The craziest part is that he used Lego motors. The fact they can be that strong is crazy
"Sir, how should we stress test our product?"
"Shake it around a bit and see if it breaks."
Pretty accurate honestly
Yeah makes sense
Why am I in a box? Help?
There is no escape Jack Rudolf
@@Ziraya0 We also do that to our electronic modules that will be installed in a vehicle :) Pretty standard stuff in this industry, just the size of the shaker and mounting style differs.
I love that the videos aren’t just the final product, they’re the whole problem-solving process
Exactly its so amazing to watch him fix the solutions
Yes me too I love it
It’s so oddly addicting
@@yit4521 yo check out my small Lego channel . I’m trying to grow lol . You don’t have to sub
Me too!
11:50 Yes, Benny is an essential part to the drone. Without him, the drone wont function.
THIS now THIS is the type of thing I would love to see in that lego creation kits contest. A lego drone kit would be so cool as a kid and heck i would even buy it now as an adult
2:18 has some serious HowToBasic-energy to it
Ok boomer
kbx _abz ok zoomer
@Kraken X you got some bewwbsss
But not enough eggs...
@@antigarathorn never enough
At first, I thought this wasn’t possible.
Then it started flying.
I had faith the moment he made positive lift
And I was a believer
Not with that kind of attitude, it wont.
*impossible
@@BirdRaiserE no it uses downforce to fly, ofc it is positive lift, also called lift
5:02 wtf. this man manualy create this "motherboard". this is sick
The part where the drone was shaking brought me back to when I was building a similar drone in Besiege a couple years ago.
Ofc, not nearly as impressive but I was proud of it
Really makes you realize just how much batteries are holding back Lego.
Probably a price thing. Batteries are so expensive even for low voltages
@coolkid facts
@@certifiedpossum8655 yeah, 3000mah 7.4v, costs about 40$ here. it costs cheaper outside but shipping for batteries is expensive and can have issues with the local post office so I have to buy them locally and they're expensive af :/.
@@itsmegideon6641 💯
The big problem with doing this to LEGO motors is that you will wear them out quickly.. A few dozen hours of runtime with possibility of fire.. vs. Many years of use and safety.
That and they start becoming less.. safe to play with.. :)
At first, I thought this was gonna be something I could do with my sister but, she doesn't have a degree in electrical engineering.
What kind of crappy sister doesn't have a degree in electrical engineering?
Get a new sister
You mean *Electronics* engineering. (Not the same as Electrical engineering...)
You doesn't have too
Once I saw sodering and gyroscopes i knew it wasn't DIY
I appreciate putting so much into showing the design and troubleshooting process.
6:16 what iron man plays with
It was like a wild horse when the lego guy tried to mount it.
That was benny
Where do you get your flying horses from?
That might be a good way to get circumcised or worse.
you know we're in the future when LEGO starts flying
Lego is the future
"We'll have flying cars in the future!"
"Dude you have no idea"
Next stop: Moon landing... 😜
@@TheSykoRC Challenge accepted :D
2020 baby
I love how I just now not only learned how to build a drone but how the controls and all work on one.
The fact that 100 years ago this technology was ludicrous, flying less than a meter off the ground in non free flight only for it now to be buildable for regular people with children's toys given enough time, effort and research.
It may have cost more than a drone, it may fly worse than a drone... but damn if it isn't still beautiful.
Compared to a common drone online, this is costs a shit ton less. However, time cost? Thats different.
@@illdowhateveryouwant.thenp4865 I dunno... my cousin got one of those $400-$500 ones and it's pretty decent. Still... I would rather make one of these, if only for the novelty. I don't fly drones anyway, that just seems like a fad, but this thing will always be a cool conversation piece.
@@johnnywhitsel1583 the components for this drone cost maybe like $50 dollars maximum. Unless you go buy a lego set then it would cost $800.
@@illdowhateveryouwant.thenp4865 Did you read the cost at the end?
@@johnnywhitsel1583 Bruh good drones cost literally twice as much as this lego drone. Mavic Mini is the only viable drone I'd recommend buying that costs less than this and it's still 400€ with only 1 battery and 500€ with the flymore package.
Total Cost: 449€
Bragging rights to say that you've built a flippin drone out of lego parts: Priceless.
@@masternick13 k
Nick Janse nobody asked
@@JackRackham82 who cares if anyone asked, it's good advice, don't be a dick.
@Moffel you could make a 100mph racing fpv drone with that money, way cooler than a Xiaomi drone
I'm loving this Lego Technic masterpiece.
I really like how you go through each step using trial and error! I aspire to be an engineer and your videos inspire me!!
“build the helicopter, and off to the rescue”
HEY
*PREPARE THE LIFELINE. LOWER THE STRETCHER AND MAKE THE RESCUE.*
Why can u send audio
Hii
Hii
He thinks about it. He designs it. He builds it. He learns how to use it.
The lego genius
Improvise, adapt, overcome.
Monke
He also manages to afford it
yes
Lego should hire this man
Thats Amazing
I think for greater controls, the spring inside the controller's stick can be changed or you can configure the sensitivity settings on the apps/website
this is a tribute to both this craftman and lego abilities..
This guy pushes legos to it limits
@Toby WHITEHURST same thing
@Toby WHITEHURST well i think u right
The future will be built out of legos
@@GamerSix66 you bet.. XD
I particularly like how nearly 2 percent of the cost was the classic space minifig
It's obligatory
If u didnt buy and add it to drone,it will didnt work
asmr drone building
space minifig?
His name is Benny
lego needs this guy
Fantastic. Your persistence is impressive. What a great and fun project.
2:18 professional testing in progress
how to basic
Shaking is a really good way to make sure your structure is solid.
flap flap means securen't, require more briccs
That really made me laugh, thanks mate :)
It is the best part of the video!
Lego employees watching: Write that down we have to sell that
aerrow stryfe nop Lego is trash and focusing 0% on Fans/Costumers
@@carloswarnecke8194 that's a stretch
@@carloswarnecke8194 That's a huge stretch... Lego is an incredibly successful business and cares very much about its customers xD
@@carloswarnecke8194 you have too much to think about
Good luck selling that with the new lego bluetooth system aka BRICK
I am in shock at how well this was done.
Subbed
this man is literally making everyone's childhood dreams come true.
FALSE,
this man is FIGURATIVELY making everyone's childhood dreams come true.
@@UmVtCg Ben Shapiro is that you?
True bro
broken man
Ikr
9:50 "SpAcE sHiP"
“ For the last Time Benny, no spaceships this year, Elon musk is already doing that”
Pad abort test
"Benny stop that isnt a space ship you dont know how to control it"
Yooo i miss that movie LOL
this is amazing❤
10:45 I CAN FEEL THE WIND IN
MY FINGERS 💀
This is what Howtobasic's smarter brother would be like.
Don't summon a Crossover between these two.
No one can imagine what it would be... in either way, it would be stupid. Stupid hillarious?
A lego egg gun
Arubaruna r/TechnicallyTrue
maJR r/ihavereddit
U hav veri big gay r/freenwordpass
This is the man that saved the guy that fell into a river in Lego city
Ne he's dead, still floating
START THE NEW RESCUE DRONE
HEY!!!
@@doublej6505 BUILD THE RESCUE DRONE AND OFF TO THE RESCUE!!!
Heyy
2:54
*Germany has entered the chat*
i swear you’re going to be flying into WW3 in a fully weaponised lego F-35 😂
Imagine how cool it is for your son and daughter to have a father that makes amazing Lego designs
His wife is probably like: i hope it doesn’t break into a million pieces.
Henry kinda saying he's single
I am the 100th like to this comment
Father! Can I have a ps5
Him* ye sure but do u have any lego
Dude I feel you I wish I had a dad like that
this man swore to use mostly lego for his projects in fear he might make something he can’t unmake
Damn, that's deep
I'm 14 and this is deep.
@@HylianKirbo that's what she said
@@aldogbark That's strange, considering that's exactly what your mom said.
@@HylianKirbo lmao well played haha
Many thanks for educating us at the same time that you entertain us with they way you design your video. You are GREAT!
Man, the sounds of those propellers are really intimidating!
"I just got my electrical engineering degree"
"Oh? What do you do with it?"
Mechanical engineering*
Igor Tchelzoff id say it’s both cause he also programmed, soldered and used other electrical techniques
@@Josh-gc8jk 25% of mechanical engineering is eletricity and computer programming.
Igor Tchelzoff oh wow I didn’t know that looks like I’m gonna have to more research on it, I’m struggling on picking a major for college(I’m currently in high school) and having trouble on which field I’d like more
Mechatronics*
"Did you do it?"
"Yes."
"What did it cost?"
"500$"
What did it cost? "...everything.."
@@Curtis.Carpenter Was it worth it?
Yes!
It probs would’ve been about $50 without the remote
and a soldier XD
@Wong Apple kw There's no labour cost seeing as this was done in free time by the look of it. And free time is (unsurprisingly) free.
I really hope toy companies, especially the ones about doing educational projects, do take notes here. Thinking about how amazing this would be as a father/son project back in my childhood amazes me. Also: seeing somebody toying around with a Lego based drone would make me completely loose my shit in real life.
this is what i call quality content
"They called me a madman"
"But I'll show them..."
prostě Deni What did it cost ?
I thought they just called you Deni
Zocker Gom some lego bricks
And now they call me a MADD LADD
it makes no sense that there is a show called lego masters and this guy isn't on it
That’s because he’s no LEGO master.
He’s a LEGO god.
Hey guy from five minutes ago
@@apfel249 *they had us in the first half, not gonna lie*
HYPAGAMING 101 hey guy from 2 hours ago
@@edoardovalente5983 hey guy from 10 minutes ago
Sir, without a doubt, you are truly a... "Lego Jedi Zen Master"... First among equals... and second to none !!!
Man, i have some nice mechanical principles and electro-pneumatics knowledge, but this video made it even clearer to me: Man, i have to study electronics.
Incredible work, seriously.
Lego: "Product does not really fly"
This guy: Yeah it does...
But its not full lego
@@damncat2793 it's still awesome.
@@damncat2793 This guy is using some lego motors and some custom designed board probably for controling the drone (I haven't watched the whole video yet.)
Yes’nt
He used Legos to prove Lego wrong. What a lad!
Some dream...
And some are skilled enough to make dreams a reality.
True
Alex the great just hang in there
Just gotta keep at it. i dont think it was a walk-in-the-park for this guy to be where he is now.
Well I did dream of making legos fly
The difference is that I didn't do anything.
And some people are lazy and watch it on UA-cam because it was recommended
0:40 this propeller sounded like an aircraft
2:36 and this one
because it is an aircraft
Me starting my engines in my bombordier dhc q400: 3:02
“So what do you do for a living?”
The guy: “I build stuff out of Lego”
“Aren’t too old to be playing with Lego’s?”
The guy: *flies away in his VTOL jet out of Lego*
That was a good one :)
good ☝️
*VTOL INBOUND*
Oh man! That was so funny!
Is red your favorite color?
This man literally taught us how to make a drone!
For 500 bucks, yeah no I'll just stick to the premade ones thanks.
@@braeeee_ but are those made of lego
Yeah but with inefficient brushed motors. Drones usually nowdays use brushless motors, you have to connect them via their three wires to an esc on the one side and the white signal cable and battery voltage to the other side of the ESC (no additional MOSFETs.) But the rest, yeah, that's pretty standard drone tech
@@michahermann7869 yea make racing drones like me! They are like 400 each and go like 80mph
Lol it isn’t about the price, it’s about the fact that it’s possible. I have tried making ones myself as a kid, but I always failed
Excellent in every possible way. Video with testing and parts list at the end. Very well done!
absolut of one the greatest video..on you tube. top 20
I love how you showed us the whole process of the building. It’s great to see how it’s made.
Very impressive and creative approach!!
@@FuturePresentPast-gl8he ???
@@jetison333 I'm confused as of you are
@@FuturePresentPast-gl8he Oh... U are approaching me???
but not very practical building a drone out of lego
I found his step by step build process EASIER to follow than a cooking recipe - THATS how good this video is (or as the nay sayers will want to say - that's how bad a cook I am) 😆
Me seeing a drone in many pieces: Guess i have to buy a new one
Him seeing a drone in many pieces: Luckily nothing broke......
فيديو مضحك جدا ياريت تشوفو ua-cam.com/video/L00zF4K9e_8/v-deo.html
@@realstorieshorror wth i dont speak spaghetti sorry
@@bear2888 Xdddd
@@bear2888 its arabic
@Yeet Yap actually u r right
Even by your standards, this is ridiculously awesome.
He is not just an expert at lego he is also a engineer its crazy impressive
Guy: With 20 years in electrical engineering.
Lego: AGES 9+
If you think basic MOSFET gate/drain equations are 20 years of electrical engineering, you are quite wrong. That's first-year stuff in university, most of the time. Still a super cool build, but not as amazing as people think.
EDIT: Ah yes, and you edit your comment. Thanks, asshole.
@@pcguy619 it's still amazing and if electrical engineers want to keep their salaries high id keep telling rest of us that this is dangerous and requires extreme expertise.
*+*
@@MATTW3R I don't get how the fuck basic electronics would make an engineer's salary go down. People love to do experiments in their house and learn electronics, just like this. Not to mention this is no big secret, this is all readily available technology you can buy on Amazon right now.
@@pcguy619 ferme your gueule stp
Me, an intellectual: oh mmmh thrust440, that’s good, mmmh yes
From what I am seeing in seems like that just means the thrust is strong enough to lift 440 grams of weight. This way he can figure out how heavy the drone can be and what batteries to use.
At first I thought he meant 440g as is the gravitational constant and was very confused. Because that would mean this little fucker of a drone would wizz around with 440 times of earth's standard gravitational pull... Which be around 4 km per second, so like 2,5 miles per second.
Which would be really fucking fast...
@@Crybaton who asked?
Dudu dudu a lot of people who wanna know shit
@@uburubur2514 kinda funny but not cool
Big brainers i do not understand the language you are speaking
I just like how this guy takes Lego building to another level
1 mins silence for the lego man who died in the crash. RIP
Making a drone with Lego parts : 500$
Satisfaction of making something fly : priceless
Making a drone out of proper parts for less than $500, has an FPV system so flying it is like a video game, can fly 3-5 minutes on a full battery, hits 60MPH in less than 2 seconds, and reaches speeds of 80 to 120MPH: Even better.
DakotaSkies FPV yeah but... LEGO
Yes, nothing taking away from how cool it is that this is made out of lego.
However practicality, reusability and fun factor in. This is a great demonstration that it could be done but this is a proof of concept, not a DIY replacement for a real drone. This kind of drone would get boring quickly, barely has more thrust than it's own weight and flies for maybe 2 minutes.
Spent $120-$200 and get a Tiny Whoop, which gives you that video game feel, gets about the same flight time and won't get boring to fly
Lol
fear god lol
The development and innovation of basic flying LEGO vehicles like this will pave the way for larger, more sophisticated remotely-controlled LEGO aircraft in the future. Thank you for your contributions to the world of LEGO Engineering.
lol
3years later) LEGO Battlecruiser
LEGOS are magical things.
@@starwind3651 3 years after that: LEGO FLYING BATTLECRUISER
@@Enderia2 LEGO FLYING BATTLECRUISER WITH HOMING LEGO MISSILES AND A WORKING LEGO SPACECRAFT ENGINE TO FLY INTO BUILDINGS AND MURDER PEOPLE WITH- uhh... i mean to fly into space
Toll was man mit Lego alles bauen kann. Wohl das vielseitigsten Spielzeug!
This man is a genius
A man has fallen into the river in LEGO city!
Start the rescue drone
HEY!
The memories!😁
But first, we have to build it!
Ngl this comment made me chuckle 😂
Bro this guys wife an kids are probably made of lego.
"Ohh, is it a boy or a girl?"
*"L E G O"*
Well in that case he would have to had stick his donger into lego making stepping onto lego in the middle of the night the second most painful lego related injury
i feel like someone is about to get wooooshed, i can feel it
S A U S “No iTs NoT, ThErES nO SuCH tHiNG! LeArN. sMh.As A kAreN thATs 47, I hAvEnTS sEen ThAt yEt! StOp LeArNIn FrOM rEDdIT! FaCeBoOk iS tHe WaY to LeArN sTUFf! It iNcLuDES ReAL InFO AnD FuNNi vIDEOS ThAT wERE nEVER StOLEN!StUPiD KiDs tHeSe dAys oMg."
LEGOlas and LEGOlad
I love watching him stress test the designs by shaking them. It's so silly, but it works!
Very cool! Just amazing that a drone made of Lego is able to fly!
2:18 feels like a howtobasic video
Nah, needs more E G G
Howtobasic
Kiwami japan
Brick experiment channel
Who else is the forth horseman of the apocalypse?
U watch how to basic videos disgusting a real cultured man would say its jobbythehong testing how solid it is
That is how I beat my meat after NNN
@@wyattroncin941 buttered side down
The fact this isn’t on trending is BS, this was freaking insane. I really didn’t think anyone could get a Lego Drone to work so well.
He had no drama or clickbaits in his upload.. so, yea Na.. youtube trend not approved
This is more than just Lego motors and propellers. Great work!
This man is a true hero
flying indoors is extremely hard, especially flying slowly. Aerodynamics become even more complicated when close to large flat perpendicular solid objects like walls. Not only there's no GPS for the drone to help maintain itself at a certain space, but you will find your drone always 'gravitating' toward walls. I learned it the hard way when I tried to fly my brand new drone inside my home. Needless to say, I needed new propeller blades.
Pfffft you expect this guy to “touch grass”
Epic Dud go back to fucking minecraft
@@obeseperson ??
Have you heard about plastic rollcages? You can mount them at the foot from the rotor and you will have a lightweight but sturdy barrier out of plastic around your rotors. These hit the wall first and have the property that they bounce and ricochet from the walls so your blades stay in one piece😊
I guess that is what happened in that meme when then drone fairy flew straight into the fireplace lol
Dji Mavic Pro: “Now this is an avengers level threat.”
U mean DIY
Q T that a kind of Drone search it up
Mavic
U mean mavic
@@sebastiangeorger5791 Sorry about that. Fixed.
You're genius as hell🔥
Its amazing that the engines with the propellers sound like a real turboprop plane engine.
Yes a lego drone, of course you can build everything in legos
This guys next project: High speed military lego stealth plane
Probably a lego satellite or lego mars rover
That is genius. You crash it on purpose on your enemy's territory and they will have to stay inside because it will be too dangerous to walk outside without stepping on a lego piece.
@@redsquirrelftw looks like a landmine deploying plane for me
*drops actual bombs
lol
"Luckily nothing broke"
*shows quadcopter in 17 different pieces*
Holy fuck i completely forgot I made this comment and I didn't know I had 3k+ likes on it. Thx guys. And btw, when I said "broken" I meant the quadcopter was broken into several pieces, as the Legos were disconnected. I didn't mean that the pieces themselves were broken
*So stop fuckin arguing, its Legos for Christ's sake*
John Cary just bc it came apart don’t mean it’s broke
Linky Films yeah if i drop like a 2000 piece deathstar or whatever and all the pieces came apart doesn’t mean it broke
Broke is relative with lego
@@Typhyr hahahahahaha
Epicman Ginger there’s important wires and motors in it
Really relaxing sounds putting the legos together
What we thought the future would have: Flying cars
What the future actually has: Flying lego
You actually did it!
You didn't include "satisfaction from making your own drone from Lego" in the cost analysis.
Because that's priceless.
It's amazing to watch a guy who knows what he is doing.
So true
That is a rare thing to find nowadays on the internet.
That's what she said
9:47
Electroboom....
Wow.
That’s amazing job.
Really cool. Not only that flying the drone WITHOUT a gyroscope and automatic is really difficult, the fact that you built it from LEGO Incl. built the electronics yourself: RESPECT! BTW... flying in such tight, closed spaces is EVEN harder because the air turbulence of the probers reflects on the walls.
lego: "Product doesn't actually fly"
this guy: *No.*
Why no there is mistake in your text
This guy: yes*
Well no but actually yes
Very nice Chill face
Me: hold my beer!
I really hope this guy keeps his creations and doesn't throw them away or take them apart!
Yeah
I mean this thing cost 500 bucks to build, I don't think he's disassembling it anytime soon
@@glacyitefreez4929 he probably is. He does this for a living and he can just remake it with the steps he used to make it the first time, not to mention he has videos containing all of the important values right here
@LegoProductions Kirk The flight controller isn't attached directly to the lego bricks its just controlling the motors
He either recycles the parts for other inventions or keeps them on display
BRO THE SOUND AFFECTS (so nice
you crazy son of a classic blue space minifig!!!!! you did it!!!!!
When they said “BUILD THE HELICOPTER” they didn’t mean THIS
you mean heLEGOpter?
A+ meme
Lolol I rate this comment original/10
I think I figured why Lego bothered to make a separate Lego Technic component series instead of labelling them say, an existing line and slap on an advanced suffix like 'Lego City+'
Example:
Lego City
Lego Technic
Lego Technic just simply don't have y in it, when you finish that Lego Technic build you don't end up asking why did you put your effort in building it
But didn’t a man fall into the lake in LEGO City..?
*NEW RESCUE HELICOPTER FROM LEGO CITY*
@@softs8946 H E Y !