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Hands-On With DJI’s New Inspire One Transforming Drone

Hands-On With DJI’s New Inspire One Transforming Drone

Mike Senese

By Mike Senese

Mike Senese

Mike Senese is a content producer with a focus on technology, science, and engineering. He served as Executive Editor of Make: magazine for nearly a decade, and previously was a senior editor at Wired. Mike has also starred in engineering and science shows for Discovery Channel, including Punkin Chunkin, How Stuff Works, and Catch It Keep It.

An avid maker, Mike spends his spare time tinkering with electronics, fixing cars, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza. You might spot him at his local skatepark in the SF Bay Area.

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DJI’s latest quadcopter is one of the most impressive flying rigs we’ve yet to see.

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Extreme Fliers At Engadget Expand

Extreme Fliers At Engadget Expand

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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We spoke with Vernon of Extreme Fliers at Engadget Expand. He showed off a little bit, zipping around their crazy little quadcopter while he talked about the upcoming accessories. He mentioned that they’re going to be releasing a “gattling gun” that will fire foam rockets and a laser pointer attachment for playing with your pets. […]

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Crouching Phoenix, Flying Dragon

Crouching Phoenix, Flying Dragon

By Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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A phoenix, dragons, a flying Jesus with accompanying angels, and a flying wizard (not to be confused with Harry Potter) are among the menagerie of creations you may see this year at Maker Faire. It sounds a bit crazy and maybe it is, but I loved it last year and I’m sure I’ll love it again this year.

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Goliath – The Gas Powered Quadcopter

Goliath – The Gas Powered Quadcopter

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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I have a small quadcopter that fits in my hand which I enjoy using. To call what I have and this gas-drinking monstrosity by the same name seems wrong, but just as an elephant and a mouse are both animals, they are, on some level, the same thing. On the other hand, while mine flies […]

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Movie Making from Above

Movie Making from Above

By Jan Marcinowski

Jan Marcinowski

I run Creative Agency MEGGOT which gives me the ability to toy with many different gadgets and to involve in great projects with my team.

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I’m writing this article because I couldn’t easily find any information on the web prior to my departure to Tuscany. I’ve been flying multirotors for some time now and I have encountered a few elements not mentioned anywhere else — to my knowledge. I hope you will find that this info makes filming nice video […]

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Make a Working Quadcopter Propeller with a 3D Printing Pen

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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If you thought 3D printing pens were just interesting toys, here’s something that might change your mind, a freehand 3D printed quadcopter propeller. The way it was made was quite interesting, and would be tough, if not impossible to duplicate with a “traditional” 3D printer. The surface of the original blade was simply traced with […]

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Maker Hangar 2 ep1: What is a Tricopter?

By Lucas Weakley

Lucas Weakley

Hi! My name is Lucas Weakley. I have recently graduated from a magnet program at Forest High School called EMIT. One of the many things we did in EMIT was work on a robot that we use to compete at the FIRST Robotics Competition. EMIT also introduced me to drafting and now I am certified in AutoCAD. I have been accepted into Embry Riddle Aeronautics University and will be attending this fall. My degree will be in Aerospace Engineering (if you couldn’t have guessed) and I plan to minor in business and aircraft maintenance.

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Maker Hangar Is back! Learn to build two new aircraft this season, a tricopter and second airplane. In this episode, I talk about what a tricopter is and some of its advantages over other multicopters. We also take a look into the kits that are being sold for this year. Stay tuned for the next episode where I’ll show how to get started building the Tricopter!

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