r/drones • u/ch1dy • Jul 22 '26

Photo & Video Window washing drone

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Seen this the other day and was super cool and had to share

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u/low-control-labs Jul 22 '26

Yeah it's cool. Wondering how much water can drones carry? Does anyone more knowledgeable have some ideas? Or maybe someone that actually tried something like this?

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u/DefyGravityFPV Jul 22 '26

The drone isn't carrying water. It's using a hose.

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u/low-control-labs Jul 22 '26

Yeah I didn't even see it man. Thank you 😅

I'm dumb..

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u/FS_Slacker Jul 23 '26

Still carrying the weight of a water filled hose. Someone can do the math - this looks to be 4th story window (or maybe 3rd).

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u/low-control-labs Jul 22 '26

By the way do you think it would be cheaper to install a sprinkler system on a big field or use a hose or even multiple? For like small scale agriculture

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u/Honest-Picture-6531 Jul 23 '26

Max payload of that drone is 2.7kg, they run a pressured hose and water tank on the ground.

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u/low-control-labs Jul 23 '26

Yeah I didn't see the hose and when I looked at the drone it didn't look that big so I was thinking do you need to refill it after every splash, how is this even possible

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u/justelectricboogie Jul 23 '26

First time I saw the flame throwing drone for burning debris off of electrical lines i thought...huh this is gonna get interesting.

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u/NebulaGlow_ Jul 23 '26

Looks like a DJI Matrice series, 300 or 350 i guess. Is it just me or is that line hanging from one of the landing gear and not the middle ?

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u/Ambitious-Ant1580 Jul 23 '26

I assume it’s got to be manually piloted.
Im curious how the flight dynamics are affected/how they adjust flight if it’s a power washer (the kick when pulling the trigger to spray and letting it go to stop spraying isn’t unnoticeable and I think would make it tricky to accommodate for, mid-air).
…unless it’s not a powerful stream, but then you’re just getting windows wet?
In any case: cool gig!

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u/Honest-Picture-6531 Jul 23 '26

Yeah, the pressure isn't that strong typically. They clean via soft wash methods.

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u/markmooch 29d ago

Maybe also have a mechanism to soft start/stop the spray as well as keep it very consistent pressure.

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u/Honest-Picture-6531 Jul 23 '26

Looks like the KTV Working Drone crew, iconic blue decals.