RoboCommunity - FlyTech Dragonfly

Dead DF Battery!!!!!!!!!

vicgeta — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:10:33 GMT

hello everyone, basically my dragonfly started flying real poorly so i pulled her apart, where can i purchase a new battery for the actual dragonfly? i have had a look online but the ones i have found want you to buy in units of 10 thousand which is a few too many, i just want a couple of batteries but cant find anything.

Dragonfly Won't stay up...

IHudson — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:30:28 GMT

I recently purchased my dragonfly and nearly mastered in within a week. However, while I was outside one day, the dragonfly crashed and broke a wing. After replacing the wing, I tried flying it again but it nose-dived every time. It seems the wings are giving the dragonfly too much lift, forcing the nose down. I don't understand why this is happening because nothing looks to be wrong or out of place. I attached the tail to supply some drag, but that didn't seem to help much. The manual has instructions for replacing BOTH wings, but since the hole of the first spare wing I used was not punched properly, I could only replace one. I also tried switching the wings, but that didn't help either. Any suggestions? Ian

Attaching Dragonfly wings

Abhinav — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:08:53 GMT

Am sorry if this sounds stupid, or maybe i am missing out on something obvious I decided to replace the winds on my dragonfly but when am trying to reattch the second set of wings, I am not ble to properly fix the wing to the hook at the back Each wing has two holes at the back for attaching but there is only 1 hook..what am I missing then? Also, on the front side, do I need to fix the wings straight or crossed? In other words, while attaching the 1st wing, should I attach both the rods to the two ends of the same pin , or is it the other way round, i.e. 1 rod to the 1st pin, while the other rod goes to the other pin

dragonfly climbing and diving?

RebelTaz — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:24:26 GMT

Ok.. so I enjoy the dragonfly more than I thought I would. Probably more so than most of the other robots in my collection (shhh! don't let them know that!) My question is, when I'm flying it (I haven't tried the tail ribbon yet - I've never seen a dragonfly with a ribbon hanging off his....) even on the calmest of days, it will climb a little then dive sharply. Usually more so than the amount that it climbed so that it winds up on the ground pretty quickly. It will oscillate like this the entire time that I'm flying it. Only on one one or two occasions was I able to get it to fly for a good long time. Any idea how I can correct this climb-dive problem? Flying lessons? Dragonfly modifications? Also, while I'm on the subject - I know that it is meant to fly indoors, but short of my having access to a gymnasium, I don't see that happening. Is the BladeStar a better candidate for outdoor flying? I may have to come across one of those too!

Dragonfly on clearance for $10!

RebelTaz — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:39:43 GMT

I knew that waiting would pay off! For me, $50 was way too much for a toy I'd probably play with for a week before I put it back in the box. Then I saw W@l-M@rt had it on clearance for $25. Not bad, but still too rich for my cheap blood :) I've been checking every week and they finally reduced the DragonFly to $10. FIgured it wasn't going to go any lower than that, so I snatched one up. I can see where it's designed for indoor flying, but my cluttered shop does not allow for flying something like that around. I took it outside today and, although the slight breeze that we had gave the little fella an erratic flight pattern, I loved it! I'm sure I won't play with it long (short attention span and all), but it's still fun nonetheless!

DragonFly Flight Video - Out and About

MrScott — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:40:16 GMT

Just a little something I cobbled together this evening.

Dive-bomb after wing replacement

Resseguie — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:14:44 GMT

After a few days flying my new dragonfly, I finally broke one of the wing rods and had to install the back-up pair. After doing so, however, I've got some major issues getting the dragonfly to fly properly. It now wants to nose-dive immediately. Actually, if you just hold the dragonfly and start flapping its wings it tries to turn down, under your hand. It's like the "lift" has been reversed.I tried swapping the wings left and right but had the same result. The checked that the rods are securely seated in their holes as suggested in other threads here on the forum. I'm sure it's a user error, but I'm not quite sure what else to try at this point. Any suggests would be much appreciated. I miss flying him - I was just starting to really get the hang of it! cheers, David

Pets & Robots: WowWee Interviewed in Wall Street Journal

Community Headlines — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:24:41 GMT

Have you ever seen your pet be a little spooked (or perhaps entertained) by one of your robotic pals? Maybe you've tried it yourself, or you've seen someone else's hijinks (such as those that are featured in the Internet-famous "Puppy Vs. Roboquad" video. If you haven't seen it, you should check it out!) You may also have heard about the "Hawk Vs. Dragonfly" incident , where a hawk had thought that the WowWee Dragonfly was so real, it decided to make it its prey! There's been many other instances of animals, either wild or domesticated, interacting with robots in different ways. Some seem to be frightened of the robots and even tear them to pieces, and others seem to like to play with them and even spar a little bit. The Wall Street Journal has rounded up many consumers and experts to talk about how animals interact with robots. Both the WowWee Roboquad and the WowWee Dragonfly are mentioned in this interesting and informative piece, with comments by Amy Weltman, VP of marketing for WowWee . [Via the Wall Street Journal] Comment on this article on our forums! How do you feel about the Pets vs. Robots issue?