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Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Re: Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by stavros »

meaydinli wrote: post #42
igor47 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Welcome to hacker News! Yes, we find ignorance funny. I think people adding fuel to the fire are the ones freaking out about aliens or Iranian mother ships. Pointing out that the this is a hysteria event is more akin to pouring water on the flames.

No, it is not "Hacker News" to paint a large swath of people as "ignorant". The proper way would have been to publish a detailed, technical analysis and present your ideas along with your proof to the greater community and facilitate a discussion.

I like your optimism. Personally, I have found that, if someone freaks out about "alien drones", trying to facilitate a discussion is almost futile.

Re: Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by stavros »

moepstar wrote: post #34
iandanforth wrote: post #4

Meta: This has to be one of the most aggressively blocked pages I've encountered as it refuses to render any content if you have an adblocker on (uBlock at least) and resists several forms of archiving.

uBlock on, pihole on the net - not sure what it dislikes more. I see a screen (light grey on white) which reads something along to "Press & hold" some button to confirm i'm human. Which does nothing, because of adblocking? Well, f* you then - let me find something different to read :)

This will work (make sure you check the video at the bottom):

https://circuitdigest.com/microcontroller-projects/DIY-wifi-...

Re: Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by stavros »

curiousgeorgio wrote: post #36

Is this just someone reposting espressif's esp-drone ( https://github.com/espressif/esp-drone ) and passing it off as their own (and DigiKey posting it on their site)? They talk about making a custom PCB, but it looks pretty much the same. The repository linked from the article ( https://github.com/Circuit-Digest/ESP-Drone ) has some issues claiming there's malware in it, and the commit history looks a little suspici…

Wow, yeah, I thought Espressif just wrote the firmware, but this drone is really really similar to the one posted, PCB struts and all.

Re: Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by stavros »

zeroCalories wrote: post #29
picture wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just saw the two comments in question and find it to be absolutely hilarious. A serious answer to your question - no, these are in the "whoop" weight-class. Warhead carrying drones for anti-personnel and anti-armor are usually 10 inch and up, meaning they are using "10 inch" frames and likely 3115 motors, with 6S battery packs. Of course, there's endless variation, but that seems to be a optimum combination

Ukrainians and Russians use 7" drones for dropping grenades and suicide charges. This does not seem too far off?

Whoops and 7" drones are pretty far apart (depending on what you consider "far", I guess). Whoops can barely lift their own weight, 7" drones can carry maybe a kilo.

Re: Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by stavros »

ElectRabbit wrote: post #44
AstroJetson wrote: post #13

Is the custom circuit board something that mortals can get made? That seems to be the sticky point to me.

99% of hobbyist PCBs are can be ordered from JLCPCB nowadays. As long the PCBs have no components on them it's very cheap.

Even if they have components on them, that's only $1-$2 extra per board (depending on the components), JLCPCB will assemble all the common components (resistors, capacitors, some more exotic ones) for very cheap, and you can solder the rest yourself. Their PCB assembly saves so much time, I don't want to waste half an hour soldering 20 0805 resistors to save $0.30 any more.

Re: Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by wyan »

timonoko wrote: post #30

I played with €25 foldable wifi drone from Lidl until EU started requiring €30 fee annual for a camera drone. I cannot think much practical use for drone without a camera. Fly-fishing might be one, but I need to program it so that it drops the line and returns home the moment it feels fish yanking.

EU doesn't require a €30 annual fee for a camera drone, though. Your country might. Mine surely doesn't.

Re: Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by stavros »

zeroCalories wrote: post #28
Onawa wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Do you guys find this funny? Adding fuel to the fire? If you can't beat them, join them it seems?

Maybe he was just looking for people that agree with him?

I find it hilarious to think that this was just an honest question and we downvoted him unfairly.

Re: Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by prmoustache »

macrocosmos wrote: post #5
iandanforth wrote: post #4

Meta: This has to be one of the most aggressively blocked pages I've encountered as it refuses to render any content if you have an adblocker on (uBlock at least) and resists several forms of archiving.

I'm able to access the site with uBlock Origin.

Same here on firefox/linux. Is that IP dependent?

Re: Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by pjc50 »

meaydinli wrote: post #42
igor47 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Welcome to hacker News! Yes, we find ignorance funny. I think people adding fuel to the fire are the ones freaking out about aliens or Iranian mother ships. Pointing out that the this is a hysteria event is more akin to pouring water on the flames.

No, it is not "Hacker News" to paint a large swath of people as "ignorant". The proper way would have been to publish a detailed, technical analysis and present your ideas along with your proof to the greater community and facilitate a discussion.

Large swathes of people are ignorant, though. It's just that now they can demonstrate that loudly on social media.
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