Servo Magazine ( January 2018 )

The Multi-Rotor Hobbyist — Drone Delivery — Part 2

By John Leeman    View In Digital Edition  


Last month, we gave our drone hands with a servo controller gripper. We could fly around and drop off packages on command, but I’m a big fan of automation. It was hard to judge when I was in the vicinity where I wanted to open the gripper. This month, we’ll experiment with adding GPS into the system to automatically open the gripper when we are within range of our target.

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