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Early Drone Assembly and Flight Tests — Guided Robotics Project

An early guided robotics project where Parth learned drone assembly, programming/configuration, and flight testing at the age of 13.

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Overview

Early Drone Assembly and Flight Tests was one of Parth's earliest robotics-related learning projects from 2017. At 13, Parth was learning how to assemble, configure, and fly a drone with the guidance of his teacher, Love Kushwah. The first documented flying video was published on 12 August 2017 and shows the drone flying after earlier setup and troubleshooting. The video description mentions that the drone was made by Parth with teacher guidance, and that the first flight took time because of a faulty battery charger before it finally worked. A second video from September 2017 documents the drone flying after assembly and programming/configuration under teacher guidance. This project is included because it shows Parth's early hands-on exposure to robotics and physical systems before his later Arduino, IoT, relay-control, Bluetooth, Alexa, and sensor-based projects. This project matters because it shows where Parth's hands-on technical journey started. Before the later independent Arduino and IoT builds, he was already learning through real hardware, flight testing, troubleshooting, and guided robotics practice. It helps explain the progression from early robotics exposure into later self-driven electronics and automation projects. Supporting video: Drone flying after assembly/programming under teacher guidance — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beosK7MXhWs This project is documented through working video demos rather than a public code repository.

Problem solved

The project was a guided learning exercise focused on understanding how a drone is assembled, configured, troubleshot, and tested for flight.

What it does

The project demonstrates a drone flying after assembly and programming/configuration. It documents Parth's early exposure to robotics hardware, flight testing, and hands-on technical learning.

Contribution

Parth participated in drone assembly, programming/configuration, troubleshooting, and flight testing under teacher guidance. The project was documented through public YouTube videos showing the drone flying.