/* News and updates from the team at 3DR */
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Onboard video of the in-flight motor out test for the new Y6.
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Testing out how the new Y6 responds to a failed motor in-flight.
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After Brandon (3DR’s Applications Engineer) rescued “Fozzie” from an undisclosed lab at UC Berkeley, the getaway car proved to be barely sufficient. We kept the angle of attack well into zero-lift angles, and the little Mazda stayed on the ground.
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Our new factory in Tijuana is coming together!
The ESD-safe flooring will be coated with a special wax. This works in conjunction with special booties on all the workers feet to keep electrical components happy and safe.
More pics coming soon…
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Looking for failure is a bittersweet endeavor — it goes against human nature to seek out something that we don’t want. Our in-house process improvements are bringing us closer and closer to the goal of zero failures. Somedays everything we make is perfect, but when it’s not, our job is to find the fault before it get’s to the customer. These new gimbaled test jigs run every APM through a rigorous test cycle to validate it’s performance. In addition, we are constantly working on things like paste handling, material inspection, plus the addition of other super-bad-ass expensive machines that do stuff.
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Our neighbor, Swerve Co, keeps some of their workers in cages.
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Just some good ‘ol boys flying the back 40.
3DR’s Friday Flyday — ballcaps and intent looks all around.
Kevin Hester, Developer; Chris Anderson, El Jefe; Andy Jensen, CFO
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Zip ties + math = ?
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Not covered under Canon’s warranty.
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Thirty days of awesomeness (#5): Something new is coming…
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3DR’s Presidente meets President Obama.
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A 3D Robotics quad following Chris around the field. He is using a Nexus 7 running Andropilot for the FollowMe functionality.
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Our head of manufacturing in Tijuana, Guillermo Romero, and his team: Elena Naranjo, Manuel Arriaga, Orlando Avendaño Gastelum, and Shiela Diaz have recently completed the introductory session of ISO9001:2008 certification. Quality management is an ongoing effort and something 3D Robotics strives for. We are proud of our products and want to insure they perform as promised — quality manufacturing is a key ingredient to this goal.
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Every weekday in May, we’re going to be sharing a glimpse of what we’re working on behind the scenes at 3D Robotics. You’ll see many of our projects, see the facilities, meet the people and maybe get some hints at products coming out soon. There are more than 70 of us now — in three facilities — we’re super busy, so there’s a lot to show!
Today, I’ll start off with a teaser. What do you think the above is and how is it used?
-Chris A.
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New APM test jig does kinematic testing along with the electical/software testing
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