Category Archives: AR.Drone Mods

AR-Drone MOD Night LED Lights For Outdoor Hull

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Micheal Savoie

Add LED Strip lights to the outdoor hull of your AR.Drone!   The LED strip lights can be purchased in short strips or as much as 30 feet if you want to light up your car as well as your … Continue reading →

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What’s Up With AR.Drone?

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Micheal Savoie

Parrot AR Drone controlled with body movements using the Kinect. Developed by Tom Zickel (with the support of the Zickel family). Demonstrated at Kinnernet 2011Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zickel-Engineering/208726312487328LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/2119327Soundtrack: Joe Satriani – Just Like Lightnin’ Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBBCMudnAKM&feature=player_embedded AR.Drone control … Continue reading →

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Mods: Changing To Heavier Battery

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Micheal Savoie

1700mAh Battery weighs more and still adds up to 9 minutes longer flight time. As battery technology improves, we will be seeing lighter weight batteries with considerably longer charges. But until then, we have to experiment with bigger batteries and … Continue reading →

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Extreme Mods: AR-Drone Weight Loss Plan

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Micheal Savoie

Extreme Mods   This mod will lighten the AR.Drone but make it look pretty bare. All EPP (the hull) is removed from the AR.Drone. The front camera has been moved to the center of the chassis to provide the best … Continue reading →

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Customizing AR.Drone: Adding Custom Cathode Lighting

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Micheal Savoie

This video was taken down… but you can still add some cool lighting here: http://allthisjunk.com/ar-drone/770/ar-drone-mod-night-led-lights-for-outdoor-hull/ Adding cool custom lighting to AR.Drone Indoor Hull By adding a string of cold cathode lights to your indoor hull, you can freak out the … Continue reading →

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