[ExI] Single motor drone

[Adrian Tymes]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM John Clark via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> > Wow, this guy is a freaking genius!
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>> https://www.tomshardware.com/maker-stem/engineer-builds-tiny-3d-printed-single-motor-drone-in-their-bedroom-45-degree-hinged-rotor-and-sub-0-2ms-firmware-control-pitch-and-roll.
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>> Seeing as most of the work in this is in the software, it makes me think that it won't be long before AIs can make things that we have no idea how they work. Not just maths proofs and software, but physical devices. If it wasn't for AI, I'd have said that Joshua Bird will never have a problem finding a job, but I'm not going to say that, because AI.
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> That is impressive! Thanks for posting this Ben. There is a company called  Atomic Machines that is trying to make something that they call a "matter compiler", if they are not successful then somebody else will be and then the distinction between software and hardware will get blurry.

Even with a matter compiler, controls software similar to what this
guy created would still be necessary.

That said, https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f283042683b34747a3628eceda1951ee/view
just came across my inbox.  Anyone here interested in taking a crack
at it?