Using A Drone To Replace A Light Bulb

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Replacing a light bulb with a drone is apparently a lot harder than it looks. For some reason, I was just expecting it to fly right up there and screw the bulb in. Nope.
 
How many drones does it take to screw in a light bulb..one.....how many light bulbs does a drone screw up..a lot.


Interesting idea...the drone needs a more stable altitude or distance auto control.
 
This is very cool, though now days led bulbs are getting good enough and cheap enough and supposedly last for over 20 years. Replacing bulbs all the time hopefully will soon be a thing of the past.
 
Incandescent bulbs would blow a fuse quite frequently. CFLs do better but i still go bad. Do LEDs "blow" a fuse or the tech is different that small spikes wouldnt effect it?
Google search only talks about Christmas LED lights in a string.
 
Q: How many robots does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: Error: Invalid. The requirement of light is a human deficiency, we robot overlords do not have such weakness.
 
Had it actually been a "drone" I think things would have been a lot smoother. It needs to be programmed (take out human control (drone)) with a camera to be able to identify the bulb and location. It would flawlessly do this I would imagine.
 
a better drone would have made it much easier - even if flown by a human.
 
Replacing a light bulb with a drone is apparently a lot harder than it looks. For some reason, I was just expecting it to fly right up there and screw the bulb in. Nope.

I read this an got a mental image of a drone hovering over head illuminating the room as my light bulb used to do :confused:
 
I believe air currents change around the open ceiling tiles.

(watch the drone shift left and accelerate up, I would guess a properly mounted light could be easier, but its a lot like docking a spacecraft)
 
It's a cool concept, but I imagine a bunch more difficult with recessed lights, heavier CCF bulbs or even heavier LED floods.

I'd love this in my house, some of my bulbs are 25 feet up.

I agree a more stout drone would have made the task less problematic.
 
I can see it being really useful for replacing these kinds of lightbulbs:
 
I believe air currents change around the open ceiling tiles.

(watch the drone shift left and accelerate up, I would guess a properly mounted light could be easier, but its a lot like docking a spacecraft)
He was giving the drone continual upwards thrust to put more friction on the lightbulb grabbers. that's why the bulb fell over once it was unscrewed.
A better bulb clamping design would have made this a lot easier.
 
Great idea, poor execution. Of course it's easy to knock other people's work.

But they already make these.

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Ettore Bulb Changer without Pole-48350 - The Home Depot

Either use on of these with the pole or attach one of these to the drone. They look a little heavier so you might need a bigger drone.
 
Had it actually been a "drone" I think things would have been a lot smoother. It needs to be programmed (take out human control (drone)) with a camera to be able to identify the bulb and location. It would flawlessly do this I would imagine.

Exactly- trying that with manual flight controls.... no. just no. I really wonder how many hours that took, and what died on the drone they lost...
 
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