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17-Year-Old Student Builds 3D-printed Drone In Garage, Interests DoD and MIT


"Cooper Taylor is only 17 years old, but he's already trying to revolutionize the drone industry," writes Business Insider: His design makes the drone more efficient, customizable, and less expensive to construct, he says. He's built six prototypes, 3D printing every piece of hardware, programmi...

Taylor told Business Insider he hopes that "if you're a first responder or a researcher or an everyday problem solver, you can have access to this type of drone." This type of drone combines the multi-rotor helicopter style with the fixed wings of an airplane, making it extremely versatile. And now this summer he'll be "working on a different drone project through a program with the Reliable Autonomous Systems Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology."

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