At the first annual Best Drone Warfighter competition, soldiers brought their homemade drones for test flights and evaluations.

Cheap, homebuilt drones are reshaping the battlefield in Ukraine, turning rare Russian flamethrower systems worth millions into highly vulnerable targets. In one November 2025 operation near the city ...

The race to build the world’s quickest drone has shifted from labs and defense contractors to garages and hobby benches, and the latest DIY machine has just pushed that contest into a new, almost ...

Have you ever imagined building a drone so small it could rest comfortably in the palm of your hand, yet powerful enough to soar through the air with precision, all controlled from your smartphone?

The takeaway: YouTube creator and DIY engineer Hoarder Sam has pushed the boundaries of microdrone engineering by unveiling what may be the smallest first-person-view (FPV) quadcopter ever flown.

So what are these, and what makes them so special? First, it helps to understand the current state of robotics: In a nutshell: AI is now making robots generally practical! Sorta. Problem is, people ...