Flexbot Hexacopter V2.0 With FlexCam

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Yes. So this is the Hexacopter with the Camera on Board. With the camera, everything will be much more fun to experience. See the world from a different and exciting perspective. For the structure of the camera part, we made many significant changes. Because the former design was prone to breaking whenever there was a crash landing. Now, we’ve moved the camera lens part to the frame for added protection. In this way, the camera lens can hardly be crushed when the copter lands on the ground. Flexbot is controlled by a cellphone app. You can get real-time video on your screen if you are flying the FlexCam version. For the other parts of the structure, we’ve also made many changes and improvements based on the previous design. For example, the design of the battery holder: the previous design would fall out easily when the copter dropped on the ground. But it would be much trouble for the user if we designed it too tightly. One day, I was listening to music with my Beats headphones when suddenly they ran out of power. I found the design of its battery part rather special while I was changing the batteries. The cap was put in by rotating, and it worked well. That’s where my idea of the 3D battery holder came from. The battery holder can hardly fall from the frame in this way. The battery part is actually very important because it plays a crucial role as the landing gear of the copter. For the frame, it depends on two key factors: Weight and Strength. You see, if you get the weight just right, but forget about strength, then... well, that’s not good. But if you focus too much on strength and forget about weight, then... same result. The process took longer than I thought, as a matter of fact. We developed many versions which did not work. Flexbot either flew unstably or fell down on the ground and crashed. The final version took many efforts to perfect. We even did the dropping finite element analysis in a simulation environment. It was quite a long way of testing and experimenting. Now the frame is good-looking (at least from my point of view), strong, and neat. The new frame also embraces other changes, for example, the motor seats are wider on the top part so that it will be easier for users to push in the motors. I find 3D printing bringing much convenience to us. Whenever we want to change some details of Flexbot, I just sketch up on computer and print it out. Think about how much trouble it will be if it is by molding. That’s why we enjoyed the digital fabrication so much. It’s fun, creative, and limitless. It’s good for products, and perfect for prototypes as well as testing. Currently, we are still working hard to improve the structure and develop new relevant products. If you have any feedbacks or any ideas about Flexbot, feel free to contact us. Anything would be good. Really, I mean it, anything. Waiting for you! Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/flexlabshare Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hexairbot/?ref=bookmarks Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/DesignMakeShare/