Meet maker Craig Fox!
Mechanical design engineer Craig Fox is on track to bring an idea to life for our Powering the Future challenge using all his industry expertise. Say hello to this magnificent maker!
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Alice's Sunny Bee
FEATURE INVENTION
By Alice, age 10 from Sunderland, UK
I thought of the idea of solar panels on top of a drone so it will charge the battery while in flight, giving you a longer time to use it. Drones normally need good weather to fly and sunny is the perfect weather for solar panels and drones. The propellers are sunflower design. This drone has GPS and is neon yellow and black coloured like a bee.
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