r/diydrones is a subreddit with 90k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses looking for, looking, drone, build, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review soldering station, action cam, and goggles.
If you want to show off your new DIY drone, or if you have questions on how to build one, this reddit is for you!
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) and just about any other unmanned vehicle you can think of are welcome here.
Popular Themes in r/diydrones
#1
Solution Requests
: "Help Designing Tailless, Fixed Wing RC Drone"
2 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Seed Bazooka drone, the idea is to grow food to help people survive, have millions of flowers and new species, and less chemicals."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/diydrones
#1
Looking For
48 posts
#2
Looking
42 posts
#3
Drone
42 posts
#4
Build
22 posts
#5
Struggling
9 posts
#6
Parts List
2 posts
#7
Flight
2 posts
#8
Camera
2 posts
#9
Hardware Cofounder Team
2 posts
#10
Building
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/diydrones
Soldering Station
9 reviews
#1
Hakko
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
TS-100
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Delixi
3.0★ from 1 review
Action Cam
6 reviews
#1
GoPro
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#2
Insta360
3.0★ from 1 review
Goggles
3 reviews
#1
Walksnail
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/diydrones
#1
Question
: "Has anyone experimented with this style of drone?"
56 posts
#2
Build Showcase
: "Minion"
39 posts
#3
Guide
: "Need help guys"
8 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Design improvement on my 3d printed drone frame"
4 posts
#5
Other
: "Diy Drone 2.0"
4 posts
#6
News
: "SPORE 7 OPEN SOURCE"
3 posts
#7
Resolved
: "Drone flips when arming"
2 posts
#8
Review
: "First fly after sim"
1 post
Member Growth in r/diydrones
Yearly
+22k members(31.4%)
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Last updated: September 7, 2026