Circuit Scribe Drone Builder Kit

This is such a great science project and then fun thing for my son to build and play with...can't believe the price.... totally worth it....one of his best gifts ever! Look it's not a professional drone... it is a kid science project and a fun toy for them to play with after, so if you're looking for top notch then no BUT if you're looking for great quality and an affordable price and something that teaches your kids about drones and building while they have fun the this is perfect! .... My son, my husband, and myself have all spent countless hours enjoying this little drone.... And it's still working for us even the camera after several crashes LOL..... Would definitely recommend and will definitely buy again when this one finally kicks the bucket....

Many hours of entertainment with my 7 year old. He can drive it better than me. Be careful with the coloring-in or some of the rotors may not rotate. However if you do mess up the kit comes with test arms so you still have a drone to play with albeit less customized. The camera has gotten some decent videos and photos but you may need to load a new video player before playing the video formats

All the tools and instructions needed. This kit doesn't describe the functions of a drone too well though.It flies.

UPDATE:THE ONLY REASON I would give this the current review of 1/5 (formerly 3/5) is because of the run-about I have had with "customer service". In the past 7 days, I called them three different days, e-mailed them two different days, and messaged them on social media 2 different days. This is all to discuss product replacement.Social media response: Sorry you can't reach us. I will contact our customer service and let them know ASAP.Phone person: Our phone transfer system is not working, please call back and dial this other extension - leads to voicemail.Phone person again: Sorry you can't reach us. I will have our customer service rep contact you.What happens? NOTHING. I reported Electroninks/CircuitScribe to BBB.Like I said below, great idea, mediocre execution, horrible customer service. Feels more like a scam.___________________________________Original review:So...a LOT of bad reviews relate to one problem: people don't know what they are doing.1.) Conductive pen - it works, but I swapped it out for wires/conductive tape.2.) I read through all the reviews - everyone is shorting out their drones, leading to "one motor spinning at max RPM even when drone is off".3.) This takes lots of adult supervision, and double checking to making sure construction of drone will be 100% functional.So, here's a run-down (or rather, list of engineering notes) on explaining what the short circuit is.A lot of people have complained that one of their drone motors stays on, spinning at max RPM, even when drone is off. This is often a short circuit caused by a few things:1.) If using conductive tape, you cannot connect the tape all the way through the frame of the drone, the tape ends MUST end on their respective side without touching the end of a perpendicular piece. Another way to look at it, each motor comes with a clip that do not have ends that touch - because one side is positive, one side is negative. If they were to touch as electricity is flowing through, it would cause a short circuit. The short circuit - based on my experience - occurs on the drone hub (the drone computer unit) itself, and tends to blow the transistor. The transistor is the gate that controls the flow of electricity. Once the transistor blows, there is no longer a gate - meaning electricity will flow from the battery unit to the drone motor the moment the circuit between the battery unit and the drone motor is connected.2.) In the case of using conductive pen or conductive tape, make sure an insulator is placed ONTO the pen or tape itself. If you touch the ink, or the tape, when the drone motors are spinning, you will cause a short circuit. Like above, if you short circuit enough times, you will blow a transistor, and you will encounter the max-RPM-drone-motor issue again.3.) So, just to reiterate, conductive pen is a cool idea. but, it causes an easy short circuit. Make sure you aren't painting your entire drone arm in this paint, as it can lead to a short circuit. Think of it as a bare wire, you wouldn't touch a bare wire while it's connected between a power source and a load would you? That's why the wire itself has insulating wrap around it (plastic coating). Similar here, make sure you have an insulator on the conductive pen to prevent a short circuit.This covers the technical aspect of the drone - which is what gives the average rating a lower rating than it should .The product is a great idea, it just takes a lot of tinkering, and a lot of double checking the work to ensure that no mistakes were made which could result in a short circuit (and a loss of $20).

Great starter toy.

I purchased these for a virtual Drones day camp for high school students. They built it with the help of camp staff via Zoom. It was perfect for this camp. Students had a blast building and flying the drone. I would definitely recommend it!

I had so many high hopes for this product. I was excited. The instructions were easy although it did forget to mention that you need to put the battery head on the body in the booklet. I finally got the conductive ink pen to work. I followed the instructions and downloaded the app. it connected right away. the camera and video worked - they were a little grainy but still worked. I could use program code or joystick manual. I was able to get the product on but it would never fly. it would take itself off the table and crash. it hurts when it hits you. i tried from holding it at a higher altitude it would just fall to the ground. it is loud. the battery didn't last that long. I even charged it and had my husband try it with me the next day to make sure that I was not the problem. It did come with extra parts. the instructions also did not match the parts inside the booklet - my husband kept getting confused as to why I put black propellers on when clearly in the directions they are white. he kept trying to trade out the black ones to make them all white and he couldn't figure it out. this product needs more engineering.

Great product to get kids away from their devices and creating something with their hands. Totally recommend.