▲ 57 ▼ Ok, I'll bite, what is a 'fibre-optic' drone? (hexbear.net) submitted 5 months ago by Andrzej3K@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net 39 comments fedilink hide all child comments Is it literally just a drone with a wired connection to the controller? How does that even work? Doesn't that make for a very limited range?
[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 3 points 5 months ago (6 children) Why not have a spool on both ends? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago (3 children) Split the difference, spool in the middle permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Dessa@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago Spool remotely permalink fedilink source parent [–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Now you need to engineer Your fiber optic line to have enough tensile strength to support the entire spool. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago I'll let the boffins sort that out, I'm the ideas guy permalink fedilink source parent [–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) 50ft out your line snags on a branch and now the entire spool on your controller is useless! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Dessa@hexbear.net 1 point 5 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago (3 children) Split the difference, spool in the middle permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Dessa@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago Spool remotely permalink fedilink source parent [–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Now you need to engineer Your fiber optic line to have enough tensile strength to support the entire spool. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago I'll let the boffins sort that out, I'm the ideas guy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Now you need to engineer Your fiber optic line to have enough tensile strength to support the entire spool. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago I'll let the boffins sort that out, I'm the ideas guy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 4 points 5 months ago I'll let the boffins sort that out, I'm the ideas guy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) 50ft out your line snags on a branch and now the entire spool on your controller is useless! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Dessa@hexbear.net 1 point 5 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent