I'm considering expanding my bitcoin business to something other than just lasers, and I was thinking Quad copters would be an ideal gadget to sell! Quad copters are RC helicopters with four different horizontal propellers. Quad copters are very fun to play with, and they are surprisingly strong. These copters should be able to carry at least a load of .5-1 kilogram, more than enough to for example mount a camera to it! They are also relatively easy to fly. Although one will probably break a few propellers during the first few flights, after a while it will be very smooth and simple. The parts I will choose are made of high quality material and are sturdy and light. Some features it'll include are automatic gyro-stabilization, low battery indicator, etc. etc.
Although I obviously cannot beat the cost of buying individual components from asia, what I am selling is my knowledge and labour, not the parts. Researching and building a quad copter from scratch can be a daunting task for most people, therefore I was thinking of offering kits where all the hard work is already done by me so that you just have to screw a few pieces together and start flying! I will be soldering the wires, setting the control board properly, balancing the propellers, and all the other things that require special tools, time and know-how.
If my calculations are correct, I think I'll be able to offer a very competitive pricing as well, something like $280 for the quad copter alone and maybe $330 for everything you will need such as the radio, battery charger, spare propellers and so on. (Note that this does not include shipping which would be around $25 to europe and $40 worldwide).
So I'm just wondering, are there interest for this in the bitcoin community? The kits are kind of expensive so I don't want to order some if I'm not positive I'll be able to sell them at all. Perhaps I can do on-demand ordering, but I doubt anyone would want that because of the extra long shipping times.
Here are some videos of quad copters in action (Not my specific build though):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsrzBwylodU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPcYI7gk6r4
