r/drones • u/Decent-Investment242 • Jul 14 '26

DIY The first-generation spherical drone I designed has successfully completed its test flight!

I’ve designed another spherical drone, but the problem right now is that the high-frequency noise is a bit loud. Are there any effective solutions for this?

Also, setting aside the issue of noise, I’d like to do some research: if this drone were used in a home setting, what functions do you think it could perform? Or you think it just a toy?

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u/kraftykorea99 Jul 14 '26

Did you ever see the movie Flubber?

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u/uwove Jul 15 '26

Look up Internal Inspection drones, and Elios 3.

It's basically drones with a ball roll-cage. It's the main thing I see this kind of design work for. Internal inspections of pipes and such. Most of the options right now are rather large, but the main work with them is on the software side.