I built a drone with only one motor [video]
- ID
- 37231
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 19 Oct 2026, 5:05 PM
- Fetched
- 20 Oct 2026, 8:59 AM
- Provider
- Hacker News
- Category
- dev-community
- Original URL
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndftcft6XhU
- Source URL
- https://hnrss.org/best
Summary
- Score
- 3.0
- Created
- 20 Oct 2026, 8:59 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developers
What happened
A Hacker News post links to a YouTube video titled "I built a drone with only one motor," which drew 351 points and 68 comments on the discussion thread. The linked page itself returned a Google CAPTCHA / unusual-traffic block, so no build details, part numbers, control approach, or performance figures are available in the supplied text.
Why it matters
Nothing here lets a reader change a decision: the source page was blocked, so there is no thrust-to-weight figure, control scheme, or cost breakdown to evaluate. Treat this as a pointer to a video worth watching directly before the meet, not as evidence about single-actuator control; if you cannot watch it first, skip the item rather than speculate on the build.
Discussion angle
The 351-point thread is the real signal — ask what made a one-motor drone demo worth that much attention, and whether the commenters were reacting to the engineering or just the novelty, given the video itself wasn't readable here.