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A drone can lift itself only through the power of a solar panel
(thelemmy.club)
Some amazing engineer built a drone that can lift its own weight using only the electric power that it gets from an on-board solar panel and nothing else (no battery).
Video: I Built a Solar Powered Drone and it WORKS by Luke Maximo Bell
Just don’t bring it out on a windy day or the solar panel would turn into a sail real quick
This boat can move with the power of wind alone, just using this big sheet! No motor or oars necessary! Just don't bring it out on a windless day.
If they could add a flap and slight airfoil shape to the panel it could be an advantage in the wind.
Also if it can propel itself up post the clouds it wouldn’t have to land for days.
Yeah a partially sail powered drone does sound really neat actually. Would definitely help extend the battery life
Very interesting! If the drone can orient and bend itself into a wing/sail, there would be a lot it could do beyond just the motorised fans.