Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
#nikolatesla #rcboat #drone #nRF24L01 #teslarcboot
Nikola Tesla's radio-controlled boat was the first drone ever. I reconstructed the boat using the drawings in US Patent No. 613,809. I did not replicate the original remote control, but I did design and build my own transmitter and receiver. It is based on the Arduino Nano microcontroller and the 2.4 GHz nRF24L01 transceiver module. The boat was built 1:2 scale. It is 60 cm long and weighs about 8.5 kg to get to the waterline shown in the patent drawings. Over 400 hours of work went into the project.
#nikolatesla #rcboat #drone #nRF24L01 #teslarcboot
Nikola Tesla's radio-controlled boat was the first drone ever. I reconstructed the boat using the drawings in US Patent No. 613,809. I did not replicate the original remote control, but I did design and build my own transmitter and receiver. It is based on the Arduino Nano microcontroller and the 2.4 GHz nRF24L01 transceiver module. The boat was built 1:2 scale. It is 60 cm long and weighs about 8.5 kg to get to the waterline shown in the patent drawings. Over 400 hours of work went into the project.
