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A drone can lift itself only through the power of a solar panel (thelemmy.club)
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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

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[-] Lumidaub@feddit.org 31 points 1 day ago

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.

this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2026
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