GoFundMe page:
TaranMeyer wants to make a Vex Drone, but doesn’t have the parts. Please help support this venerable memeber of the Vex Community.
(the misspelling was most definitely on purpose)
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Taran, I could totally see how to reduce weight to the minimum and make it fly.
First, remove most of the metal. All you need is two half cut c-channels. Attach them to the brain with a couple of screws.
Then remove sprockets and blue motor cartridges. Custom cut standoffs to mate with motor internal plastic gears. That will get you 3600 rpm.
Try to shape 6" leg-wheels into 4 blade props.
Finally, every parent and vex inspector knows that helium filled party balloons make great decorations. 
Add those perfectly legal decorations until the robot becomes air buoyant.
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I agree 100%, please go to MLI
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Is it legal to 3D print the propellers for the drone to compete in a competition?
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No
but you could theoretically get a cnc machine and drill some
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Okay. Thank you. I was just wondering.
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Are drones legal now?
They were never explicitly illegal, but they are however impossible to make fly, and definitely a safety hazard, so any thinking EP like @Barin or @Foster would definitely not allow it under <R3>. Also <G3> use common sense.
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Yep, check this link out https://www.roboticseducation.org/rad/
- Presented in partnership with For the Win Robotics, REC Foundation Aerial Drones (RAD) is perfect for after-school or weekend events, offering middle school and high school students an opportunity to get hands-on experience in STEM education in the form of an affordable, fast-paced game. Students will learn to safely operate a drone, work as a team, and research workforce applications of aerial robotic technology; all while having a blast!
Good luck!
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I would love to see an incorporation between the two competitions in the future; might be interesting.
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You should use it in a match, nothing in the rules says you can not fly.
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The question is though, does it fit within 18” by 18”
How was this only thirteen days ago. It feels like it’s been a month
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