Making a Drone with Lego Motors and Propellers

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  • čas přidán 10. 01. 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:
    ---------------------------------------------------
    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
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  • @shutupnerd9694
    @shutupnerd9694 Před 4 lety +6458

    "Sir, how should we stress test our product?"
    "Shake it around a bit and see if it breaks."

    • @sneakerbeef6949
      @sneakerbeef6949 Před 4 lety +257

      Pretty accurate honestly

    • @emborg3145
      @emborg3145 Před 4 lety +47

      Yeah makes sense

    • @jackrudolf1745
      @jackrudolf1745 Před 4 lety +61

      Why am I in a box? Help?

    • @pixelmace1423
      @pixelmace1423 Před 4 lety +58

      There is no escape Jack Rudolf

    • @NukeDMAn
      @NukeDMAn Před 4 lety +44

      @@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.

  • @shadowmanwkp
    @shadowmanwkp Před 4 lety +1614

    2:18 professional testing in progress

    • @ade8803
      @ade8803 Před 4 lety +72

      how to basic

    • @SneakyLittleHobbit
      @SneakyLittleHobbit Před 4 lety +97

      Shaking is a really good way to make sure your structure is solid.

    • @jackeea_
      @jackeea_ Před 4 lety +56

      flap flap means securen't, require more briccs

    • @NoName5589
      @NoName5589 Před 4 lety +9

      That really made me laugh, thanks mate :)

    • @asgerdich3864
      @asgerdich3864 Před 4 lety +1

      It is the best part of the video!

  • @eliaiasdrums8220
    @eliaiasdrums8220 Před 2 lety +324

    Had this as a school assignment once, but we got to use real drone parts to make it. This man is insane

    • @stelick
      @stelick Před rokem +2

      Fpv?

    • @aranyadutta297
      @aranyadutta297 Před rokem +3

      which school were you from??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @Eror404-cz7cg
      @Eror404-cz7cg Před 10 měsíci +10

      bruh how? in my school we have to answer questions

    • @The_Amazing_King_Orion_YT
      @The_Amazing_King_Orion_YT Před měsícem +2

      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

  • @poorlymadeartist7593
    @poorlymadeartist7593 Před rokem +156

    The craziest part is that he used Lego motors. The fact they can be that strong is crazy

  • @lightspiritblix1423
    @lightspiritblix1423 Před 4 lety +8083

    At first, I thought this wasn’t possible.
    Then it started flying.

    • @BirdRaiserE
      @BirdRaiserE Před 4 lety +166

      I had faith the moment he made positive lift

    • @ezradavis3762
      @ezradavis3762 Před 4 lety +38

      And I was a believer

    • @EzioDeCreeper
      @EzioDeCreeper Před 4 lety +20

      Not with that kind of attitude, it wont.

    • @xfurion4248
      @xfurion4248 Před 4 lety +6

      *impossible

    • @kas-lw7xz
      @kas-lw7xz Před 4 lety +5

      @@BirdRaiserE no it uses downforce to fly, ofc it is positive lift, also called lift

  • @ReKtSoN
    @ReKtSoN Před 4 lety +5300

    “build the helicopter, and off to the rescue”

  • @Brick.00
    @Brick.00 Před rokem +33

    11:50 Yes, Benny is an essential part to the drone. Without him, the drone wont function.

  • @franciosdauteuil4626
    @franciosdauteuil4626 Před rokem +9

    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

  • @MrBurnlan
    @MrBurnlan Před 4 lety +23618

    This man heading into WW3 with a functionnal Iron Man LEGO suit

  • @7_Max_7
    @7_Max_7 Před 4 lety +931

    2:18 has some serious HowToBasic-energy to it

  • @divinedragon17
    @divinedragon17 Před 2 lety +16

    5:02 wtf. this man manualy create this "motherboard". this is sick

  • @runtergerutscht4401
    @runtergerutscht4401 Před 2 lety +7

    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

  • @0Wayland
    @0Wayland Před 4 lety +1022

    It was like a wild horse when the lego guy tried to mount it.

    • @salad5067
      @salad5067 Před 4 lety +3

      That was benny

    • @HeroixMusic
      @HeroixMusic Před 4 lety +2

      Where do you get your flying horses from?

    • @donolinger6904
      @donolinger6904 Před 4 lety

      That might be a good way to get circumcised or worse.

  • @lexsmith8689
    @lexsmith8689 Před 3 lety +2265

    this is a tribute to both this craftman and lego abilities..

  • @MoonDeLaAxel
    @MoonDeLaAxel Před 2 lety +3

    I love how I just now not only learned how to build a drone but how the controls and all work on one.

  • @thepizzaboy7904
    @thepizzaboy7904 Před 8 měsíci +2

    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

  • @thantacore6779
    @thantacore6779 Před 4 lety +1407

    *Sees how cleanly he solders*
    "He's too dangerous to be kept alive!"

    • @brendancross2767
      @brendancross2767 Před 4 lety +45

      Over the carpet no less

    • @joeyvecchio9725
      @joeyvecchio9725 Před 4 lety +10

      "I NEED HIM!"
      "PLEASE DONT...!!!"

    • @GiskardRevenlov
      @GiskardRevenlov Před 4 lety +36

      Do people really have that hard a time soldering? I have super shaky hands and I can solder like that no problem

    • @thirtythreeeyes8624
      @thirtythreeeyes8624 Před 4 lety +75

      If that's clean soldering you've never been to a sweat shop. It's passable but, far from perfect.

    • @fyka2902
      @fyka2902 Před 4 lety +1

      POWER!!! UNLIMITED POWER!

  • @Delzra
    @Delzra Před 4 lety +513

    Total Cost: 449€
    Bragging rights to say that you've built a flippin drone out of lego parts: Priceless.

    • @DueySR
      @DueySR Před 4 lety +4

      @@masternick13 k

    • @JackRackham82
      @JackRackham82 Před 4 lety +2

      Nick Janse nobody asked

    • @beepboop8751
      @beepboop8751 Před 4 lety +7

      @@JackRackham82 who cares if anyone asked, it's good advice, don't be a dick.

    • @alwise8634
      @alwise8634 Před 3 lety

      @Moffel you could make a 100mph racing fpv drone with that money, way cooler than a Xiaomi drone

  • @nuyabuisness7526
    @nuyabuisness7526 Před 2 lety +2

    I appreciate putting so much into showing the design and troubleshooting process.

  • @reueldemetria
    @reueldemetria Před rokem +6

    I really like how you go through each step using trial and error! I aspire to be an engineer and your videos inspire me!!

  • @gambe96
    @gambe96 Před 3 lety +5058

    I love that the videos aren’t just the final product, they’re the whole problem-solving process

    • @ClickNBuild
      @ClickNBuild Před 3 lety +86

      Exactly its so amazing to watch him fix the solutions

    • @jonavenpotter
      @jonavenpotter Před 3 lety +13

      Yes me too I love it

    • @yit4521
      @yit4521 Před 3 lety +20

      It’s so oddly addicting

    • @ClickNBuild
      @ClickNBuild Před 3 lety +7

      @@yit4521 yo check out my small Lego channel . I’m trying to grow lol . You don’t have to sub

    • @kidsubaldo9175
      @kidsubaldo9175 Před 3 lety +4

      Me too!

  • @johnnywhitsel1583
    @johnnywhitsel1583 Před 4 lety +3373

    It may have cost more than a drone, it may fly worse than a drone... but damn if it isn't still beautiful.

    • @illdowhateveryouwant.thenp4865
      @illdowhateveryouwant.thenp4865 Před 4 lety +167

      Compared to a common drone online, this is costs a shit ton less. However, time cost? Thats different.

    • @johnnywhitsel1583
      @johnnywhitsel1583 Před 4 lety +99

      @@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.

    • @illdowhateveryouwant.thenp4865
      @illdowhateveryouwant.thenp4865 Před 4 lety +44

      @@johnnywhitsel1583 the components for this drone cost maybe like $50 dollars maximum. Unless you go buy a lego set then it would cost $800.

    • @johnnywhitsel1583
      @johnnywhitsel1583 Před 4 lety +78

      @@illdowhateveryouwant.thenp4865 Did you read the cost at the end?

    • @Ho_Lii_Fuk
      @Ho_Lii_Fuk Před 4 lety +17

      @@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.

  • @Max.Zjj_
    @Max.Zjj_ Před 2 lety +2

    Lego should hire this man
    Thats Amazing

  • @blackheartgaming6121
    @blackheartgaming6121 Před rokem +7

    6:16 what iron man plays with

  • @ArcadiaCv
    @ArcadiaCv Před 3 lety +1865

    Really makes you realize just how much batteries are holding back Lego.

    • @certifiedpossum8655
      @certifiedpossum8655 Před 3 lety +98

      Probably a price thing. Batteries are so expensive even for low voltages

    • @itsmegideon6641
      @itsmegideon6641 Před 3 lety +22

      @coolkid facts

    • @scrambleegg1987
      @scrambleegg1987 Před 3 lety +25

      @@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 :/.

    • @Corn0nTheCobb
      @Corn0nTheCobb Před 3 lety +2

      @@itsmegideon6641 💯

    • @ElectraFlarefire
      @ElectraFlarefire Před 3 lety +20

      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.. :)

  • @joshuajosh4717
    @joshuajosh4717 Před 4 lety +4399

    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.

    • @Azagro
      @Azagro Před 4 lety +837

      What kind of crappy sister doesn't have a degree in electrical engineering?

    • @normalperson2121
      @normalperson2121 Před 4 lety +551

      Get a new sister

    • @lorezyra
      @lorezyra Před 4 lety +171

      You mean *Electronics* engineering. (Not the same as Electrical engineering...)

    • @izzurumusic
      @izzurumusic Před 4 lety +17

      You doesn't have too

    • @pilotz7211
      @pilotz7211 Před 4 lety +82

      Once I saw sodering and gyroscopes i knew it wasn't DIY

  • @Supreme_transport
    @Supreme_transport Před 8 měsíci +4

    0:40 this propeller sounded like an aircraft

  • @LegoBricks_
    @LegoBricks_ Před 3 měsíci +1

    I'm loving this Lego Technic masterpiece.

  • @invokerslyifa5016
    @invokerslyifa5016 Před 4 lety +4948

    Lego employees watching: Write that down we have to sell that

    • @carloswarnecke8194
      @carloswarnecke8194 Před 4 lety +54

      aerrow stryfe nop Lego is trash and focusing 0% on Fans/Costumers

    • @leafyon
      @leafyon Před 4 lety +173

      @@carloswarnecke8194 that's a stretch

    • @incoherentscreaming5011
      @incoherentscreaming5011 Před 4 lety +166

      @@carloswarnecke8194 That's a huge stretch... Lego is an incredibly successful business and cares very much about its customers xD

    • @SampleTextGuy
      @SampleTextGuy Před 4 lety +29

      @@carloswarnecke8194 you have too much to think about

    • @clikz1945
      @clikz1945 Před 4 lety +10

      Good luck selling that with the new lego bluetooth system aka BRICK

  • @saminchowdhury014
    @saminchowdhury014 Před 4 lety +1495

    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......

    • @realstorieshorror
      @realstorieshorror Před 4 lety +1

      فيديو مضحك جدا ياريت تشوفو czcams.com/video/L00zF4K9e_8/video.html

    • @bear2888
      @bear2888 Před 4 lety +28

      @@realstorieshorror wth i dont speak spaghetti sorry

    • @Fattie1
      @Fattie1 Před 4 lety +1

      @@bear2888 Xdddd

    • @cryaboutit-lol
      @cryaboutit-lol Před 4 lety

      @@bear2888 its arabic

    • @cryaboutit-lol
      @cryaboutit-lol Před 4 lety

      @Yeet Yap actually u r right

  • @darrenjamesdempsy5948
    @darrenjamesdempsy5948 Před rokem +5

    Me starting my engines in my bombordier dhc q400: 3:02

  • @juliusjanagap6545
    @juliusjanagap6545 Před 4 lety +4921

    “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*

  • @jeboyconner4334
    @jeboyconner4334 Před 4 lety +2154

    this man swore to use mostly lego for his projects in fear he might make something he can’t unmake

    • @HylianKirbo
      @HylianKirbo Před 4 lety +78

      Damn, that's deep

    • @crysis_pyscho9386
      @crysis_pyscho9386 Před 4 lety +53

      I'm 14 and this is deep.

    • @aldogbark
      @aldogbark Před 4 lety +51

      @@HylianKirbo that's what she said

    • @HylianKirbo
      @HylianKirbo Před 4 lety +44

      @@aldogbark That's strange, considering that's exactly what your mom said.

    • @aldogbark
      @aldogbark Před 4 lety +25

      @@HylianKirbo lmao well played haha

  • @coucoul38
    @coucoul38 Před rokem +16

    Ah yes, we love manually tuning the PID

  • @tillscheller
    @tillscheller Před rokem

    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.

  • @Krixtobikax
    @Krixtobikax Před 3 lety +5645

    He thinks about it. He designs it. He builds it. He learns how to use it.

  • @ArunaUtd
    @ArunaUtd Před 4 lety +975

    This is what Howtobasic's smarter brother would be like.

    • @GGorsty
      @GGorsty Před 4 lety +27

      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?

    • @boxfox4879
      @boxfox4879 Před 4 lety +14

      A lego egg gun

    • @BlitzBodyBeats
      @BlitzBodyBeats Před 4 lety +1

      Arubaruna r/TechnicallyTrue

    • @uhavveribiggay8721
      @uhavveribiggay8721 Před 4 lety

      maJR r/ihavereddit

    • @itsmeyourmom2313
      @itsmeyourmom2313 Před 4 lety

      U hav veri big gay r/freenwordpass

  • @yeeted_chaz_m7555
    @yeeted_chaz_m7555 Před 8 měsíci +1

    i swear you’re going to be flying into WW3 in a fully weaponised lego F-35 😂

  • @clusa3721
    @clusa3721 Před rokem

    Many thanks for educating us at the same time that you entertain us with they way you design your video. You are GREAT!

  • @cjsecluded8313
    @cjsecluded8313 Před 4 lety +480

    "I just got my electrical engineering degree"
    "Oh? What do you do with it?"

    • @igortchelzoff3736
      @igortchelzoff3736 Před 3 lety +16

      Mechanical engineering*

    • @Josh-gc8jk
      @Josh-gc8jk Před 3 lety +10

      Igor Tchelzoff id say it’s both cause he also programmed, soldered and used other electrical techniques

    • @igortchelzoff3736
      @igortchelzoff3736 Před 3 lety +6

      @@Josh-gc8jk 25% of mechanical engineering is eletricity and computer programming.

    • @Josh-gc8jk
      @Josh-gc8jk Před 3 lety +2

      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

    • @RealKaiserBelial
      @RealKaiserBelial Před 3 lety +1

      Mechatronics*

  • @benroberts2222
    @benroberts2222 Před 4 lety +383

    I particularly like how nearly 2 percent of the cost was the classic space minifig

  • @PH-md8xp
    @PH-md8xp Před 4 měsíci +2

    Fantastic. Your persistence is impressive. What a great and fun project.

  • @stefan7869
    @stefan7869 Před rokem +1

    Its amazing that the engines with the propellers sound like a real turboprop plane engine.

  • @m4ndeokyi
    @m4ndeokyi Před 4 lety +1440

    "Did you do it?"
    "Yes."
    "What did it cost?"
    "500$"

    • @Curtis.Carpenter
      @Curtis.Carpenter Před 4 lety +51

      What did it cost? "...everything.."

    • @retal052
      @retal052 Před 4 lety +46

      @@Curtis.Carpenter Was it worth it?
      Yes!

    • @tateparker7782
      @tateparker7782 Před 4 lety +42

      It probs would’ve been about $50 without the remote

    • @kelelala
      @kelelala Před 4 lety +4

      and a soldier XD

    • @alienplatypus7712
      @alienplatypus7712 Před 4 lety +10

      @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.

  • @ajsrc
    @ajsrc Před 4 lety +1271

    Lego: "Product does not really fly"
    This guy: Yeah it does...

    • @damncat2793
      @damncat2793 Před 4 lety +10

      But its not full lego

    • @prestonhammond2451
      @prestonhammond2451 Před 4 lety +23

      @@damncat2793 it's still awesome.

    • @oscwavcommentaccount
      @oscwavcommentaccount Před 4 lety +4

      @@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.)

    • @Naxeris
      @Naxeris Před 4 lety +1

      Yes’nt

    • @relapseplus
      @relapseplus Před 3 lety

      He used Legos to prove Lego wrong. What a lad!

  • @mefler1
    @mefler1 Před 11 měsíci

    Man, the sounds of those propellers are really intimidating!

  • @lacrocks
    @lacrocks Před rokem +1

    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.

  • @henrywong9828
    @henrywong9828 Před 3 lety +2247

    Imagine how cool it is for your son and daughter to have a father that makes amazing Lego designs

    • @Enderia2
      @Enderia2 Před 3 lety +74

      His wife is probably like: i hope it doesn’t break into a million pieces.

    • @-blesseddd40
      @-blesseddd40 Před 2 lety +28

      Henry kinda saying he's single

    • @angomsorojini2895
      @angomsorojini2895 Před 2 lety +4

      I am the 100th like to this comment

    • @masterjsmind9413
      @masterjsmind9413 Před 2 lety +40

      Father! Can I have a ps5
      Him* ye sure but do u have any lego

    • @zaeganpatten9471
      @zaeganpatten9471 Před 2 lety +5

      Dude I feel you I wish I had a dad like that

  • @TheGodshelper
    @TheGodshelper Před 4 lety +405

    you know we're in the future when LEGO starts flying

  • @Andre-uu5xv
    @Andre-uu5xv Před 2 lety +3

    I am in shock at how well this was done.
    Subbed

  • @janremiasz
    @janremiasz Před 2 lety

    I just like how this guy takes Lego building to another level

  • @mathdev
    @mathdev Před 4 lety +427

    9:50 "SpAcE sHiP"

    • @Wilsons-World
      @Wilsons-World Před 4 lety +10

      “ For the last Time Benny, no spaceships this year, Elon musk is already doing that”

    • @pmj_studio4065
      @pmj_studio4065 Před 4 lety

      Pad abort test

    • @salad5067
      @salad5067 Před 4 lety

      "Benny stop that isnt a space ship you dont know how to control it"

    • @nobleneon6064
      @nobleneon6064 Před 4 lety +1

      Yooo i miss that movie LOL

  • @legomasterbuilder9118
    @legomasterbuilder9118 Před 4 lety +1084

    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!!

    • @jetison333
      @jetison333 Před 4 lety +13

      @@FuturePresentPast-gl8he ???

    • @soksocks
      @soksocks Před 4 lety +7

      @@jetison333 I'm confused as of you are

    • @sauce2073
      @sauce2073 Před 4 lety +7

      @@FuturePresentPast-gl8he Oh... U are approaching me???

    • @chuck_norris
      @chuck_norris Před 4 lety +1

      but not very practical building a drone out of lego

    • @lillyanneserrelio2187
      @lillyanneserrelio2187 Před 4 lety +4

      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) 😆

  • @Ma-pz5kl
    @Ma-pz5kl Před 7 měsíci

    absolut of one the greatest video..on you tube. top 20

  • @RST9413
    @RST9413 Před 2 lety +1

    This man is a genius

  • @ternakitwatches6850
    @ternakitwatches6850 Před 2 lety +5520

    this man is literally making everyone's childhood dreams come true.

  • @MATTW3R
    @MATTW3R Před 4 lety +1354

    Guy: With 20 years in electrical engineering.
    Lego: AGES 9+

    • @pcguy619
      @pcguy619 Před 4 lety +36

      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.

    • @MATTW3R
      @MATTW3R Před 4 lety +19

      @@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.

    • @jamiee7367
      @jamiee7367 Před 4 lety

      *+*

    • @pcguy619
      @pcguy619 Před 4 lety +7

      @@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.

    • @burrows2775
      @burrows2775 Před 4 lety +1

      @@pcguy619 ferme your gueule stp

  • @xaxoon69
    @xaxoon69 Před rokem +3

    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.

  • @BlueXonar
    @BlueXonar Před rokem +1

    What we thought the future would have: Flying cars
    What the future actually has: Flying lego

  • @AuricomXF
    @AuricomXF Před 4 lety +3136

    "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*

    • @linkyfilms1448
      @linkyfilms1448 Před 4 lety +89

      John Cary just bc it came apart don’t mean it’s broke

    • @epicmanginger5400
      @epicmanginger5400 Před 4 lety +30

      Linky Films yeah if i drop like a 2000 piece deathstar or whatever and all the pieces came apart doesn’t mean it broke

    • @Typhyr
      @Typhyr Před 4 lety +46

      Broke is relative with lego

    • @TwamZ
      @TwamZ Před 4 lety +3

      @@Typhyr hahahahahaha

    • @linkyfilms1448
      @linkyfilms1448 Před 4 lety +4

      Epicman Ginger there’s important wires and motors in it

  • @grenzviel4480
    @grenzviel4480 Před 2 lety +1447

    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.

    • @epicdud5905
      @epicdud5905 Před 2 lety +31

      Pfffft you expect this guy to “touch grass”

    • @obeseperson
      @obeseperson Před 2 lety +3

      Epic Dud go back to fucking minecraft

    • @aqua_non
      @aqua_non Před 2 lety +24

      @@obeseperson ??

    • @cruzeradj1773
      @cruzeradj1773 Před 2 lety +27

      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😊

    • @zipzapzop1704
      @zipzapzop1704 Před 2 lety +14

      I guess that is what happened in that meme when then drone fairy flew straight into the fireplace lol

  • @sausagefinger8849
    @sausagefinger8849 Před 2 lety

    Yes M8. Take it out side. Set it free. Brilliant build video I did a similar thing with bits of old plastic green house and the accelerometer from a Nintendo wii controller 10 years ago using Multiwii software one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done.

  • @xxbongobazookaxx7170
    @xxbongobazookaxx7170 Před 2 lety +8

    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.

  • @dominicmcneill1408
    @dominicmcneill1408 Před 3 lety +447

    This is the man that saved the guy that fell into a river in Lego city

  • @justADeni
    @justADeni Před 4 lety +447

    "They called me a madman"

  • @pierre-rose7783
    @pierre-rose7783 Před 2 lety

    I never knew Lego like this existed ! I don't dare ask how much such Lego kits actually cost !

  • @Glive123
    @Glive123 Před rokem +2

    1 mins silence for the lego man who died in the crash. RIP

  • @francesco6835
    @francesco6835 Před 4 lety +2380

    Me, an intellectual: oh mmmh thrust440, that’s good, mmmh yes

    • @Crybaton
      @Crybaton Před 4 lety +158

      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...

    • @uburubur2514
      @uburubur2514 Před 4 lety +23

      @@Crybaton who asked?

    • @Xero_Cars
      @Xero_Cars Před 4 lety +96

      Dudu dudu a lot of people who wanna know shit

    • @rilke.stassijns3706
      @rilke.stassijns3706 Před 4 lety +58

      @@uburubur2514 kinda funny but not cool

    • @ApolloGuys
      @ApolloGuys Před 4 lety +6

      Big brainers i do not understand the language you are speaking

  • @mishakabg2760
    @mishakabg2760 Před 4 lety +1243

    lego: "Product doesn't actually fly"
    this guy: *No.*

  • @iwantcheesypuffs
    @iwantcheesypuffs Před rokem

    Excellent in every possible way. Video with testing and parts list at the end. Very well done!

  • @RandomKSandom
    @RandomKSandom Před rokem

    Even by your standards, this is ridiculously awesome.

  • @auguslan1515
    @auguslan1515 Před 4 lety +568

    A man has fallen into the river in LEGO city!
    Start the rescue drone
    HEY!

  • @hydroworld-soontobemigrate6160

    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.

    • @creativegamer1236
      @creativegamer1236 Před 3 lety +11

      lol

    • @starwind3651
      @starwind3651 Před 3 lety +34

      3years later) LEGO Battlecruiser

    • @Enderia2
      @Enderia2 Před 3 lety +5

      LEGOS are magical things.

    • @Enderia2
      @Enderia2 Před 3 lety +6

      @@starwind3651 3 years after that: LEGO FLYING BATTLECRUISER

    • @noideawhoiam3855
      @noideawhoiam3855 Před 2 lety +8

      @@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

  • @paulstingray
    @paulstingray Před rokem +1

    I would of stopped with it jumping off the floor a few inches lol
    Awesome vid!

  • @lamborghiniespada8732

    Very cool! Just amazing that a drone made of Lego is able to fly!

  • @realcow1
    @realcow1 Před 4 lety +6759

    it makes no sense that there is a show called lego masters and this guy isn't on it

    • @apfel249
      @apfel249 Před 4 lety +1078

      That’s because he’s no LEGO master.
      He’s a LEGO god.

    • @thechimp8045
      @thechimp8045 Před 4 lety +48

      Hey guy from five minutes ago

    • @blairskilling5323
      @blairskilling5323 Před 4 lety +138

      @@apfel249 *they had us in the first half, not gonna lie*

    • @edoardovalente5983
      @edoardovalente5983 Před 4 lety +11

      HYPAGAMING 101 hey guy from 2 hours ago

    • @Joseph-fn8cz
      @Joseph-fn8cz Před 4 lety +2

      @@edoardovalente5983 hey guy from 10 minutes ago

  • @rosson1983
    @rosson1983 Před 4 lety +3964

    World leader: “We need a way to tackle this Coronavirus problem”
    This guy: *builds a viable vaccine out of Legos*

    • @Darkside-tp4uc
      @Darkside-tp4uc Před 4 lety +28

      I wouldn’t be surprised

    • @lloydabando3553
      @lloydabando3553 Před 4 lety +16

      I know its impossible. But man i wish it wasnt.

    • @derpderp8599
      @derpderp8599 Před 4 lety +63

      Injects molten plastic into blood stream

    • @koruton9925
      @koruton9925 Před 4 lety +38

      The virus steps on the legos and it shoots smaller legos into its RNA, killing them. It's really genious if being honest lol

    • @toojankedmediailm2090
      @toojankedmediailm2090 Před 4 lety +2

      Kieran Maynard lolkllwo

  • @holdmeclosertonydanza22
    @holdmeclosertonydanza22 Před 2 lety +3

    2:54
    *Germany has entered the chat*

  • @Cosmochris_
    @Cosmochris_ Před 2 lety

    He is not just an expert at lego he is also a engineer its crazy impressive

  • @dazzlemasseur
    @dazzlemasseur Před 4 lety +538

    Making a drone with Lego parts : 500$
    Satisfaction of making something fly : priceless

    • @Bipolar_Weasel
      @Bipolar_Weasel Před 4 lety +9

      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.

    • @17maehreny
      @17maehreny Před 4 lety +13

      DakotaSkies FPV yeah but... LEGO

    • @Bipolar_Weasel
      @Bipolar_Weasel Před 4 lety +4

      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

    • @AbsoluteAbsurd
      @AbsoluteAbsurd Před 4 lety

      Lol

    • @Calmbeforethestorm7
      @Calmbeforethestorm7 Před 3 lety

      fear god lol

  • @randomstuffbychris
    @randomstuffbychris Před 3 lety +757

    *This person getting a job*
    Interviewer: educational background?
    This person: **yes**

  • @vfviola001
    @vfviola001 Před 2 lety

    Really relaxing sounds putting the legos together

  • @ardonwu7919
    @ardonwu7919 Před rokem

    I love watching him stress test the designs by shaking them. It's so silly, but it works!

  • @averagehuman3161
    @averagehuman3161 Před 4 lety +3523

    Bro this guys wife an kids are probably made of lego.

    • @Edoorardo
      @Edoorardo Před 4 lety +206

      "Ohh, is it a boy or a girl?"
      *"L E G O"*

    • @yoits.aironn9882
      @yoits.aironn9882 Před 4 lety +81

      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

    • @romaniamusicman
      @romaniamusicman Před 4 lety +12

      i feel like someone is about to get wooooshed, i can feel it

    • @envikka
      @envikka Před 4 lety +26

      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."

    • @whoasked7192
      @whoasked7192 Před 4 lety +17

      LEGOlas and LEGOlad

  • @UItEnthusiast
    @UItEnthusiast Před 4 lety +292

    Dji Mavic Pro: “Now this is an avengers level threat.”

  • @hfbrawlstars976
    @hfbrawlstars976 Před 8 měsíci

    lego needs this guy

  • @angeb6525
    @angeb6525 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for flying with Lego airlines have a nice day

  • @emeraldgolem3678
    @emeraldgolem3678 Před 3 lety +339

    When they said “BUILD THE HELICOPTER” they didn’t mean THIS

    • @KPbICMAH
      @KPbICMAH Před 3 lety +2

      you mean heLEGOpter?

    • @Icarus_Tactical
      @Icarus_Tactical Před 3 lety

      A+ meme

    • @OfSheikah
      @OfSheikah Před 3 lety

      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

    • @softs8946
      @softs8946 Před 3 lety +1

      But didn’t a man fall into the lake in LEGO City..?
      *NEW RESCUE HELICOPTER FROM LEGO CITY*

    • @31yza
      @31yza Před 3 lety +2

      @@softs8946 H E Y !

  • @Darkus1155Blogspot
    @Darkus1155Blogspot Před 4 lety +515

    "Look buddy, I'm an engineer, that means I solve problems."

    • @plasticballs
      @plasticballs Před 4 lety +26

      (looks at card gun)
      Like this heavy-caliber tri-pod mounted little ol' number designed by me, built by me, and you best hope.. Not pointed at you.

    • @Quickstein
      @Quickstein Před 4 lety +15

      "...and if that don't work, use more gun."

    • @ZuoKalp
      @ZuoKalp Před 4 lety +3

      Not problems like what is beauty because everyone knows that my drones are always beautyful.

    • @williamsantamaria2813
      @williamsantamaria2813 Před 4 lety +5

      Pablo Salgado Castillo I solve practical problems

    • @wellshit9489
      @wellshit9489 Před 4 lety +3

      Practical problems

  • @Bynn2744
    @Bynn2744 Před 2 lety +2

    Bro I’m so happy I passed my circuit test this year

  • @talkingmango8658
    @talkingmango8658 Před 2 lety

    The soldering skills are so impressive

  • @asiansquiggles3528
    @asiansquiggles3528 Před 4 lety +702

    "Luckily, Nothing Broke."
    Meanwhile the drone: Split in half

    • @Jedi-craft
      @Jedi-craft Před 3 lety +1

      That's what I thought

    • @TestECull
      @TestECull Před 3 lety +11

      Advantage of lego RCs: If it breaks you just reassemble it. They pop apart.

    • @Fumus_Arc
      @Fumus_Arc Před 3 lety +4

      He mean motors, mechanism are good, not the lego

    • @NightBeWheat
      @NightBeWheat Před 3 lety

      It did land. Just not in 1 piece.

    • @NorthernNewEnglandRailfan
      @NorthernNewEnglandRailfan Před 3 lety +1

      The Legos and electrical components didn't break is what he meant.

  • @Scott.E.H
    @Scott.E.H Před 4 lety +433

    One can only imagine the string of curse words that must have been emitted when first placing the Minifigure...

    • @iceneko9170
      @iceneko9170 Před 4 lety +9

      if that propeller hit his hand. it would have hurt. a lot.

    • @Xetanyl
      @Xetanyl Před 4 lety +2

      Yooooo I see you with that corvo pfp

    • @PlzDontKillDave
      @PlzDontKillDave Před 4 lety +3

      True story... I was showing my new battery powered heli to my brothers and his friends.. this heli had contra-rotating blades with weights on the upper ones for stability reason... I was done showing it off and went down to reach for it off the floor with the controller around my waist... well... lets just say my guts pressed the throttle up to max and my face was the first thing the heli found. ... Had a laugh... and man that hurt...

    • @Ten_Thousand_Locusts
      @Ten_Thousand_Locusts Před 4 lety +4

      @@iceneko9170 no it wouldn't have. It was hardly spinning at the time of his hand still being in proximity of the blade. And even then those blades aren't nearly hard enough to actually hurt, even when spun at full speed.

    • @01imh
      @01imh Před 4 lety

      Xetanyl, dishonoured niggas Arise

  • @Player-xh9yw
    @Player-xh9yw Před 2 lety

    This is more than just Lego motors and propellers. Great work!

  • @Hmdstory94
    @Hmdstory94 Před 7 měsíci

    this is amazing❤

  • @GrndSbtr
    @GrndSbtr Před 3 lety +515

    Yes a lego drone, of course you can build everything in legos
    This guys next project: High speed military lego stealth plane

    • @alphasvara
      @alphasvara Před 3 lety +11

      Probably a lego satellite or lego mars rover

    • @redsquirrelftw
      @redsquirrelftw Před 3 lety +26

      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.

    • @GrndSbtr
      @GrndSbtr Před 3 lety +10

      @@redsquirrelftw looks like a landmine deploying plane for me

    • @thenugget3671
      @thenugget3671 Před 3 lety +1

      *drops actual bombs

    • @glovebox9000
      @glovebox9000 Před 3 lety

      lol

  • @MrHateanyman
    @MrHateanyman Před 3 lety +488

    This Guy: "Too Difficult(for me)"
    Me without technical skills and understanding :... Okay man, it's fine, you're doing great..

    • @spoopyscaryskelebones3846
      @spoopyscaryskelebones3846 Před 3 lety +2

      Aww

    • @expiredgoatmeal1666
      @expiredgoatmeal1666 Před 2 lety +8

      the hard part was already done for him. the lego stuff is cool but the real magic is in the flight controller keeping everything stable and making it so he doesn't have to program his own solution.

    • @Abigail-hu5wf
      @Abigail-hu5wf Před 2 lety +12

      @@expiredgoatmeal1666 True enough, but the problem-solving to find the right input modifiers and trimming it up manually is genuinely hard, especially when you're working with a system where the motors are absolutely not designed with this degree of precision. That's truly difficult, and it's very easy for us to sit here and say "welllll the hard part is done for him with the FC chip" but to be honest, this is well beyond most of us. Even those of us with drone-making experience would likely struggle to build something out of lego like this. It's hardly the most aviation-worthy material...

  • @jdwylde7
    @jdwylde7 Před rokem

    The left thumb controlling the throttle. Hold it with your pointer finger and thumb both. Gives you more control and means the difference between my small adjustments, being able to fly accurately, and crashing.

  • @aaryansharma1878
    @aaryansharma1878 Před 2 lety +1

    the video is so emotional like i have my own drone at the end of 12:24 min

  • @ben-abbott
    @ben-abbott Před 4 lety +598

    *shattered drone on the ground, batteries everywhere*
    luckily nothing broke