While this isn't an original design, it'll be a first for DJI, with new folding propellers that attempt to make its upcoming Flip drone more pocketable. According to Jasper Ellens on X ...

After a bit of research, he found that he had fallen victim to the drone pendulum fallacy by mounting the heavy components below the propeller and control fins. Initially, he also used ...

A team at MIT’s Lincoln Lab has developed a new propeller shape that significantly reduces the noise associated with drones. [PDF via NewAtlas] Inspired by some of the experiments with “ring ...