The SMALLEST Inspection Drone? - Micro X8 in the Palm of your Hand!
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Seems like it should have some LEDs mounted on the front of it so you can light up those dark environments.
Yesssss. Definitely a good idea.
So I’m a rope access tech and these drone companies have been trying to put us out of business, I’m not a supporter of that but I do love spot flying. I have seen more drones fail in the inspection industry then succeed. I have also seen a half a million dollar drone just fly off the side of a platform into the sunset never to be seen again, the pilots had no clue what even happened.
I'm sprat certified as well. A lot of little parts of our job could use a drone with a competent pilot. Simple jobs like rope ascents to inspect hardware will be replaced by drones(check DJIs Dock system). But a lot of our work will simply not be feasible, especially the labor side of things like installing a capstan winch and hoisting materials and probably won't see a drone rescue any time soon.
A cool feature on DJIs cine drone is the 3d dolly. You choose coordinates in space and the drone moves back and forth between them with one gimble move. I can see that replacing a lot of small material lifting for workers aloft.
Nothing can replace a human being, however drones or UAV's are tools just like a wrench or a rope and pulley. It's something to add to your arsenal of problem solving items. 😊
I like it! As a home inspector I could really use it. I wonder if I could add a light of some kind for dark locations.
If you have the right camera and goggles you shouldnt need a light depending how dark it is
@@slopeyfpv3412 Perhaps but looking for something for a dark crawlspace or completely dark attic
A light is an easy addition. Could even use a really high power light and put on a switch to save battery/thermals if you don't need light
4:30 bubby proceeds to test durability 🤣🤣 I'm laughing like crazy 😅Sean don't break my 💩
Will you please do a build video on some of these micro x8's? PLEASE!
Maybe I will do a Facebook Livestream or do it on my channel. Keep an eye out for it.
Instead of Turtle mode, this one introduces…
Armadillo Mode! Rolling away now
I was thinking the same thing, make this happen Shawn. :)
I'm away fro a few months and WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE!?!?!? Faster revolving rate of talent than a ceiling fan.
This would be perfect for termite inspectors who can't fit into sub floor crawl spaces.
The SP RACING h7 nano has 8 motor outputs and is 20x20.
Thanks. I have found a bunch of options lately that are available, now. I wish they were available a long time ago, when this was being built and filmed.
Now if it could have a LED light on it you’re talking an awesome inspection drone. 🤘🏼
How heavy is it with out battery?
how light can it be with minimum number and size of battery that is still flies?
how heavy with full max amount of battery power?
Could you put 3D mode on there? I don’t know how’d that be helpful, just cool lol!
My man was so nervous to let him keep flying around lol. Z
Nice design, needs some legs to prevent battery damage on the bottom.
You Have More Patience Than I Do.. I Would Have Back Handed That Kid....
Any hole with some hair etc will make it stuck tho..
I want one!!!
@ 4:36
...it can go even smaller with just FOUR motors.
Why not?
😳I’m allergic to insects. 🤨
Its freaking me out!
Drew people who fly thumbs can't go in tight spaces 🤣 you need to pinch to avoid the sides and for better throttle management but I guess now with this build you can no problem 😉
Never say never. I fly in a one-bedroom apartment, a little over 400 sq. feet. Always in angle mode, never using air mode, nor do I use turtle mode. I fly in tight spaces all the time. I'm a thumber. Been one for almost 4 years, see no reason to change. And the best throttle management? Setting the throttle midpoint in Betaflight to where your craft hovers, and applying a f*cktonne of expo to the curve. That's how this thumbs-only duffer manages to be smooth.
I cant stand lidrib he said don't break it and he immediately does something stupid that could easily break it.
First!
*LAND NOW* /crashes
The most female thing I’ve heard today “I’m so allergic to insects”
How was that the only board you could find with 8 motor outputs? There is so many of them. Look into the flywoo Goku f745 16x16 and let's see a better design than this ugly ass thing
This was filmed a long time ago. :) good to know there is a tiny x8 board, now. :) That is actually really exciting to see it in a 16x16
Flywoo has my praise. I wouldn't touch a 16x16 made by anyone else after the nightmares I've experienced.
I feel like this is actually an acceptable time to put the camera on a tiny servo for up and down adjustment, to inspect the top and bottom of things.
I was thinking the same thing. A less graceful approach than the DJI mini 3 gimbal but the same idea.
I keep airmode tied to the same switch as acro/angle. So airmode is only on when in acro mode. HUGE life saver for tiny whoop racing or even if you are in acro and stick to a wall flip to angle and you often unstick.
Good idea
great idea, thanks.
There is also a threshold setting in cli for it so it only turns on when throttle is below a certain percentage. That way at say 10% throttle and up it’s off even in acro. You can kinda power through stuff that way
Just a tip, I bind a 3 position switch to the flight mode, and have airmode disabled in Angle or Horizon, and then enabled in Acro. I actually did it by accident when I was "new" and thought air and acro were the same thing. Great video!
My freestyle drone has airmode on a switch. I didn’t think it was needed on this little one. Lesson learned
@Chris Miller if you switch off airmode in horizon its kinda pointless as you wont be able to flip?
@@LetsFlyRC The way you make it stop bouncing when it get's stuck in a tight vertical space is to throttle up, stick it to the ceeling then slowly throttle down. Orrr, if it's flying in angle anyway, have airmode off.
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You can still flip if you have enough throttle...
@@cinemoriahFPV if its off throttle, I thought it was a flip. Any throttle, its a roll, or not?
You guys should try a pusher prop on this (a 5th motor that allows the drone to fly forward without tilting). Going thru holes wound be a push over (pun). If you haven't done this you should try. Pushers are really easy to fly like a fixed wing but with hovering ability.
Oh damn, that micro x8 looks great!
I bet someone's already planning on making one from two Mobula 6's for getting into even more confined spaces.
This is honestly my favorite video you all have put out in a long time. displaying other industry uses for FPV to take it beyond artistic/entertainment applications.
I cringe how little respect there always is for this man's prototypes. They always try to break them lol all they want to do is freestyle instead of testing its purpose. I'd quit letting them test them lol
That's the joke.
Extra lights for dark spaces? Make a switch ON/OFF for flying in pipes :)
Very cool, I think li-ion might be the next step, would it fly on 2S, one top, one bottom, in angle mode? Forgetting about acro, that could give the life you need for inspection.
its hovering at 25A
@@bendixtrinity Molicel P25A might do it :)
@@bendixtrinity that sounds really high
Awesome vids , I just watched ur monster truckz vid👍😩
Nice work Shawn! You're like the Rotor Riot resident mad scientist.
Imagination drives Innovation. Dynamic duo Shawn and Bubby. Certainly some uses for this! 🤙 Drew kills at inspection mode! I did ceilings for 20 years and this would have made many many less trips up and down on a scaffold or lift. Time saving would be money moneyl
Sean is awesome bro. Good episode thanks guys.
RR should be renames "Shawn's Cool Shit"
Amazing
Thank you brother 🥰👋
this really puts things into perspective - the solution devised by academics (something 2 years old would come up with) vs real smart people (something that actually works). Academics solutions - overpriced, takes years to develop, impractical and the least innovative. smart person solution (without academical damage) = what you just showed. Recently I was part of discussion why businesses are distancing themselves from academia - this is excellent example why
Love this model & concept. Would be great to get a build video & list of parts. That way we can customize the crud outta it
RR coming to realize that sb is going to take over next year so they are shifting their focus from dji ever so subtly. They aren't daft haha
I heard Shawn is making drones for DARPA now. lol
I have to say that this concept is my favorite so far. Gives me so many ideas. Thanks for sharing your creativity!
Thanks. It was mainly a proof of concept. If I had time, and motivation, I could take it further and create a better ball design frame and add lights.
This is a top seller right here, so valuable 💪
That's cool. I use my Mobula 7 to go into walls and inspect stuff. Needs to be cheap so if it gets stuck or something happens its not a big loss.
I use drones for inspection work. Biggest issue in 2021 is I just need MOARRR Light, lots more light. All of them have puny lights, I need like 5000+ true lumens.
I’m am a commercial drone pilot and a non destructive testing inspector. The concept is really cool, but the battery life and penetration of the SB system is not up to snuff, in my opinion. You might be on to something, it just needs a little more refinement. Excellent first version. I don’t mean to criticize, it’s just what I do, and I know it needs higher quality video and longer battery life. I actually built an X8 capable of taking ultrasonic thickness readings on pressure vessels and towers, so I’m not just talking out my ass. I also struggled with battery life and weight. It’s not an easy task to come up with the perfect solution.
Sorry, but i think the Geprc thinking p16 hd with Naked Vista is better for inspection. The little whoop is much lighter,smaller and with 5 minutes flighttime long enough in the air.But still,that was a great Video again.
That thing is huge compared to my Flywoo Firefly Hex Nano 1.6" 4S BNF Micro Hexacopter!
reminds me of m Iflight Cinebee, what a flop... inspection drones are often in a sort of ball to make sure not to get stuck
Damn Shawn this is sick. Kudos brother
“This is going to be an awesome, new inspection drone that we’re gonna be able to use to inspect really small spaces where humans shouldn’t be going…”
…that’s what he said…
0:24
AMAZING , SWEET , NICE , AWESOME , EDUCATIONAL , This is what it is all about .
Good job guys !
I've been trying to build something like that for two years.....you did it and you rock.
How much for a bnf?
Creative minds create...
Critical minds criticize.
@@charleselliott3109 god i fucking hate rotor riot
Could you mount the batteries on the inside, as in the tops of the drones? Print a tpu cage to hold batteries. Makes the outside more round I would think.
I am not a drone guy just found your channel but I see a lot of its probably hollow plastic but instead of a piece of hollow plastic surrounding the drone or as the pillar between layers use a honeycomb pattern its is super strong and loses a ton of the material and could make the drone lighter
Looks like the flight time is pretty short. Maybe use a 2S higher mAh LiPo with higher KV motors for more endurance.
Ok, so I'd suggest throwing a few carbon crossbars between each of the props so it has a block cross section rather than a sideways H. Those gaps will eventually get you stuck, but if you put some rods there she would basically be perfect.
Hmm...actually....I just got a great idea for a 4 prop inspection drone that could hit even smaller spaces. Ill start printing it when I get the current print job done.
Simple arduino addition of sonic sensors to detect and avoid collision. Sonic sensor can detect down to a mm allowing for extremely close proximity flying
I think you should place the batteries more centered and the FC probably vertical to edge out a little space between the stacks?
Meh not quite conviced, just use a probe or something, still great content as always RR team :D
the graffiti in red at 4:36, wow hahahah
Fun for the whole family!
Is it just me or is rotor riot getting more annoyong as time goes by? The one dude makes some intereating shit, but other than that...boooooo
That was awesome. Definitely liked the video a million times, will build it just like it.
Amazing. You should mount the batteries in the sides. In the Middle of both frames, and you will make it smaller
RIP airflow 😭
😭can i have one drone with dji and a nice radio controller please just one for freeeee❤️🥰
how about quads with head tracking and pan-tilt camera ?
Hi , Riot. i want to ask what motor are you using ?
Add LED lights or ir camera... for dark locations.
Why is there no tinywhoops that use two 2s batteries but one after the other!?
2 inch version of the Bone Drone maybe?
4:30 - Why are you breaking my stuff 🤣
Just need SB to have better penetration for proper inspection
Great job boys that was awesome
Needs either wheels or a spherical rolling ball around it to get through pipes better. Pretty awesome little inspection quad!
exactly what i was thinking. would add a ton of weight though.
Wheels could be super light by making them out of small thin plastic discs.
Search and resque drone!
Huuu saludos 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩👍🚀🔧🦾🎉✅
so is this an "octoquad", "octodrone" or "octocopter" ?
How is this better than a tiny whoop? Nearly any micro drone would be smaller than this and should be able to bounce off anything without taking damage if they're flying it slow. If you want HD video, just make it a little bigger so it can carry an Air or Vista. Eight motors just adds to the mass making it bigger than it needs to be.
p.s. Yo, Shawn. Why not make an X8 Cinewhoop that can lift a mirrorless camera. I saw a Malaysian video showcase an X8 Reptile Cinewhoop that could handle a Sony a6000. I just wish it was in English instead of Malaysian so I could understand what they were saying.
I would think RR would have a market in Run n Gun film makers if they could come out with a small form factor FPV that could handle the weight of an a7Siii or GH-5.
This was a proof of concept for a drone enclosed within a ball. I don’t have access to injection molding, and didn’t want to 3d print an entire frame, for multiple reasons, so, this was a quick way to simulate a ball-like enclosure.
Skypersonic makes a larger enclosed drone for inspection purposes, but, it is only good indoors. The first gust of wind makes it unstable and it is basically a big sail.
The additional motors have plenty of power to overcome wind and fly indoors or outdoors, even if they were enclosed in a ball-shaped frame.
The only thing needed to turn this proof of concept into a viable solution would be to design a better, injection-molded-ball-shaped frame that could bump, roll and bounce off basically anything. Adding lights would be another great improvement.
@@LetsFlyRC Thanks for the clarification, but it still doesn’t address the issue of size. For inspection purposes, wouldn’t a tiny whoop be more practical? It’ll fit into tighter spaces. It can bump into pretty much anything without causing damage to the object or itself. Wouldn’t more powerful motors be a better way of addressing the issue of fighting the wind? I get why they don’t use motors that are too powerful on toy grade or hobby grade tiny whoops. You don’t want noobs cutting themselves up and breaking furniture in the house, but in the case of industrial use, you’ll have pros handling the equipment so it shouldn’t be as dangerous a proposition. Anyway, this is just conjecture. I do appreciate the effort and enthusiasm you put into your build and look forward to more of them.
RR needs a whoop pilot.....
Sorry no is not the smallest
He has no idea what air mode really is :D
Sick
"I'm allergic to insects"
His arms are so skinny.
Turn off air mode my dudes! ..... premature comment drew caught it same time I did :D My iFlight A85 flys about the same as this thing.
You neee to work for the military
Put a whoop in a bubble cage.
My skate spot 15 years ago.
Like a flashlight switch
Wow !
@4:36 lmk when you see it lol
Where is this bando!!!!!
Turn off airmode at 10:00
Too funny…..omg bubby… first thing my daughter says while watching her show and hears me on my phone…” is that bubby?!” Nice !!!! Great lovely need to kee an eye on your magic man… told you before your an art of flow…