Drones Contest 2016

Drones Contest 2016

83 Entries, 24 Prizes

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… the Drones Contest!
We’re defining a drone as a powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator and can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely. Any drone-related project is eligible, so get cracking on your entry today.

Shapeways is providing some fabulous prizes for the winners of this contest, including an iPad Pro, GoPro, and Bionic Bird.

Good luck, and remember: the sky’s the limit!

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How to design and 3D print your drone

How to design and 3D print your drone

by mimil2014 in 3D Printing

6170 Views

Micro Drone

Micro Drone

by TangoT1 in 3D Printing

4031 Views

Subsonic F-22 Raptor: RC Plane DIY

Subsonic F-22 Raptor: RC Plane DIY

by kj7kunal in Remote Control

23942 Views

Project DEEP

Project DEEP

by iAkashPaul in 3D Printing

1760 Views

Brush-less motors for your drone

Brush-less motors for your drone

by kasra_sa in Robots

13849 Views

Xcompact: how to make a portable drone

Xcompact: how to make a portable drone

by Xcompact in Robots

6789 Views

3DR Solo Tractor or Vehicle Mount

3DR Solo Tractor or Vehicle Mount

by FarmingGeeks in Gadgets

1601 Views

Racer 250 - Full Setup Expertise

Racer 250 - Full Setup Expertise

by AndreMendes in Remote Control

8726 Views

MATILDA - Missing And Trapped Individuals Location Delivery Attachment

MATILDA - Missing And Trapped Individuals Location Delivery Attachment

by Canada3d in 3D Printing

5856 Views

FPV Racing drone [TIGHT BUILD For Dummies]

FPV Racing drone [TIGHT BUILD For Dummies]

by treyes4 in Remote Control

26824 Views

TERMINATOR: a do it all drone!

TERMINATOR: a do it all drone!

by Skanda S Bharadwaj in Electronics

10809 Views

Tricopter DIY From CD

Tricopter DIY From CD

by rikiris in Robots

23293 Views

Wi-fi Controlled FPV Rover Robot (with Arduino, ESP8266 and Stepper Motors)

Wi-fi Controlled FPV Rover Robot (with Arduino, ESP8266 and Stepper Motors)

by IgorF2 in Arduino

26516 Views

Long Range Dropping System for Drones With Arduino and HC-12

Long Range Dropping System for Drones With Arduino and HC-12

by austiwawa in Remote Control

37391 Views

Party Drone

Party Drone

by nicomedia in Robots

4016 Views

The Ultimate PVC Quadcopter

The Ultimate PVC Quadcopter

by thomasjarrett16 in Gadgets

177190 Views

3D Printed 3-Axis Gimbal for Drone

3D Printed 3-Axis Gimbal for Drone

by Sam Pond in 3D Printing

26007 Views

Y200 - A Poor Baby Tricopter

Y200 - A Poor Baby Tricopter

by danpitak in Remote Control

4223 Views

How to make cheap DIY OpenLRSNG Receiver RX 433mhz 100mw for RC and Drones

How to make cheap DIY OpenLRSNG Receiver RX 433mhz 100mw for RC and Drones

by rikiris in Arduino

12901 Views

Foldable / Portable Quadcopter

Foldable / Portable Quadcopter

by abhilash_patel in Remote Control

3947 Views

Design, Build and Improve a Quadcopter

Design, Build and Improve a Quadcopter

by Gosse Adema in Remote Control

56028 Views

How to make an RC Plane using packing material (Thermocol)

How to make an RC Plane using packing material (Thermocol)

by YZKhan in Remote Control

40360 Views

Y220 - Mini Tricopter (Quadcopter Frame Transformed)

Y220 - Mini Tricopter (Quadcopter Frame Transformed)

by danpitak in Remote Control

4288 Views

Plywood (end Grain) Drone Box

Plywood (end Grain) Drone Box

by JackmanWorks in Woodworking

29555 Views

Specialized Racing Drone

Specialized Racing Drone

by hacknmake in Robots

1764 Views

Converting Eachine Racer 250 to ArduPilot (APM 2.8)

Converting Eachine Racer 250 to ArduPilot (APM 2.8)

by EpiDrone in Remote Control

6964 Views

Drone Racing Simulator With Turnigy 9x and PPM USBASP

Drone Racing Simulator With Turnigy 9x and PPM USBASP

by rikiris in Robots

9055 Views

Remote Control Drop Mechanism

Remote Control Drop Mechanism

by RCLifeOn in Tools

29963 Views

Old 32ch FPV receiver to 40ch with frequency scanner

Old 32ch FPV receiver to 40ch with frequency scanner

by VitalyP3 in Remote Control

44147 Views

Drone payload drop system

Drone payload drop system

by zowzow in Remote Control

27956 Views

Wireless Hovercraft With GPS Tracking

Wireless Hovercraft With GPS Tracking

by eroal_07 in Electronics

6938 Views

Real time graph - Ultrasonic sensor with Raspberry Pi

Real time graph - Ultrasonic sensor with Raspberry Pi

by dragon_warrior in Raspberry Pi

4387 Views

Installing Syma X11 with Hubsan X4 motors

Installing Syma X11 with Hubsan X4 motors

by wmusser in Electronics

4145 Views

tiny simple running robot_part_3

tiny simple running robot_part_3

by David_Lin in Arduino

1174 Views

Tiny robot platform with nano_part_4

Tiny robot platform with nano_part_4

by David_Lin in Arduino

1414 Views

Mini Drone - Crash and Remake

Mini Drone - Crash and Remake

by Bartletts Workshop in Remote Control

17283 Views

Make Your Mini Drone Bigger !

Make Your Mini Drone Bigger !

by Kedar Nimbalkar in Toys & Games

11680 Views

Vision based object tracking and following on a DIY drone.

Vision based object tracking and following on a DIY drone.

by shashankvkt8 in Robots

23300 Views

Quadplane Hybrid/VTOL Drone

Quadplane Hybrid/VTOL Drone

by jacques_eloff in Remote Control

50777 Views

Quadcopter Transmitter Mode 1 to Mode 2 Conversion

Quadcopter Transmitter Mode 1 to Mode 2 Conversion

by espektro in Remote Control

7133 Views

Clear Tube Drone

Clear Tube Drone

by saftari in 3D Printing

1754 Views

3D Printed Servo driven tracked rover w/suspensions (self tightning belts)

3D Printed Servo driven tracked rover w/suspensions (self tightning belts)

by Lynlimer in 3D Printing

12625 Views

LiPo/LIon Batteries From Laptop Cells

LiPo/LIon Batteries From Laptop Cells

by tanner_tech in Reuse

7404 Views

Control a Pixhawk Drone Using ROS and Grasshopper

Control a Pixhawk Drone Using ROS and Grasshopper

by artyommaxim in Robots

36474 Views

Ultra Budget Mini Quad

Ultra Budget Mini Quad

by jhitesman in Remote Control

15084 Views

how to get best flight time for quadcopter

how to get best flight time for quadcopter

by abhilash_patel in Remote Control

5615 Views

Raquette Drone or Racket Racer

Raquette Drone or Racket Racer

by jeanluc.geronimi.1 in Gadgets

16246 Views

Easy to build 250 Quadcopter Drone.

Easy to build 250 Quadcopter Drone.

by JoséLuis MV in Electronics

28882 Views

How to Build a Quadcopter for FPV Step by Step

How to Build a Quadcopter for FPV Step by Step

by JPearsonMac in Remote Control

16748 Views

Ultimate guide to building your multirotor frames cheap

Ultimate guide to building your multirotor frames cheap

by robobot3112 in Reuse

4103 Views

Transform your RC quadrotor into a computer controlled quadrotor (The easiest way)

Transform your RC quadrotor into a computer controlled quadrotor (The easiest way)

by abdelrazzac10 in Robots

26210 Views

Drone Parachute

Drone Parachute

by JimmyO9 in 3D Printing

21039 Views

SUPER EASY RC PLANE from rc car

SUPER EASY RC PLANE from rc car

by Alexander heron the inventor in Remote Control

18008 Views

How to: Getting into drone racing

How to: Getting into drone racing

by flyer135 in Gadgets

9989 Views

Drone guide for happy flying

Drone guide for happy flying

by qwertyend in Electronics

1902 Views

Lightweight DIY fpv googles

Lightweight DIY fpv googles

by JacekG in Electronics

4932 Views