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February 6, 2013 09:54 pm GMT

This Drone Blimp Is Made of Legos


In what has to be one of the most imaginative do-it-yourself projects to involve Legos, two DIYers have built a Lego mini drone blimp called "flying fortress."

Tyler Westmoreland and Chris Shepard, used Lego parts, two NXTBee wireless adapters that communicate with the remote controller, adjustable propellers, and a pair of 55-inch helium balloons. The two DIYers have also released the source code to program the blimp, so anybody with a few Legos and the right equipment can reproduce their creation.

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This is not the first time Legos are used to create drones, as we've seen before. Learn more about this DIY blimp by watching the video a…
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