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I built a hover ant a couple of years back, but it wasnt very satisfying. There were two big issues I found. Firstly, the weight of batteries needed always seems to be greater than the lift you can generate within the 4 cube. Secondly, to keep the lift you need to float barely above surface of the arena. This was fine when I tested it on a nice flat fridge, but none of the commonly used arenas are as flat as that. This meant that it kept grounding out whenever you tried to turn it.
Id like to see one working properly, but its not easy.
I built a hover ant a couple of years back, but it wasnt very satisfying. There were two big issues I found. Firstly, the weight of batteries needed always seems to be greater than the lift you can generate within the 4 cube. Secondly, to keep the lift you need to float barely above surface of the arena. This was fine when I tested it on a nice flat fridge, but none of the commonly used arenas are as flat as that. This meant that it kept grounding out whenever you tried to turn it.
Id like to see one working properly, but its not easy.
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