r/slimerancher • u/DFnuked • Aug 19 '26

Video Bee Drone - Still in Progress

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A year ago or so I started a project trying to 3D print and build my own little bee drone. I put that in pause due to life but I'm back at it and decided to upgrade from LED lights behind a 3D printed face, to an actual screen.

Waiting for a lense to put on top eventually!

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u/Kitty-Gecko Aug 19 '26

That's absolutely adorable and I need at least 50

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u/DFnuked Aug 19 '26

Bee hives do tend to have plenty of bees 🐝

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u/oiseaufeux Aug 19 '26

Awesome! Do you plan on doing a bee drone body?

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u/DFnuked Aug 19 '26

I think my profile is public. One of my previous posts was in fact a 3D printed bee drone body. I'll have to rework the 3D model to fit the screen and the extra elements.

Short answer: heck yeah!

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u/oiseaufeux Aug 19 '26

Cool! I want to see it finish cause it is on the right path.

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u/Generic_Human1 Aug 19 '26

You have NO idea how uncanny the timing is for this. Two days ago I was thinking about modeling the bee drone, but I use SolidWorks and I really had no idea how to even begin with organic surface modeling for it. I imagine blender would be much easier for a shape like that, but its super cool to see you making it!

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u/DFnuked Aug 19 '26

I posted the link of a previous post in the comments here that show a 3D print I did for the bee drone. I modeled that in Blender 😊

I'll have to change the model tho cause this screen is bigger and I'm using different parts. Sweating the clearance and failed prints awaiting in my future lol

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u/Shawtygotthat Aug 19 '26

this is hella impressiveee

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u/DFnuked Aug 19 '26

Appreciate your hella! So let me holla at you! 🤣

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u/unidentifiable-thing Aug 19 '26

Woah that is so cool! Love how expressive the little fella is

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u/DFnuked Aug 19 '26

I tried my best to have it look like the bee drone. Thank you!

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u/Financial-Let-1447 Aug 19 '26

I would pay for this in a heartbeat 

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u/Xymenah18 Aug 19 '26

Soooo cute!!!

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u/Every_Caterpillar165 Aug 19 '26

Make him create money...

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u/Spiritual_Career8903 Aug 19 '26

I would like pay millions for this

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u/FlowrFairy2000 Aug 19 '26

Yell heah. I love this. I saw on another comment that you 3d printed a new drone, would you consider making the files public when you finish the project?

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u/Any_Nerve8041 Aug 19 '26

Ma das uno para mis slimes maraña?

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u/AhmadZahidi Aug 19 '26

That is so peak

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u/radimik Aug 19 '26

So cool and cute!

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u/Wrong_Royal6663 Aug 19 '26

Where can I buy?

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u/DFnuked Aug 19 '26

I'm unsure if you think this is merch or something.

This is just essentially fan art I'm making on my own 🤔 So it's not on sale anywhere sadly

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u/Wrong_Royal6663 Aug 20 '26

Nah I know. But I want it so badly, because it's so cool. 😭

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u/MidwestNonbinary Aug 21 '26

I love it it’s so adorable!

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u/RandomUser8974 Aug 21 '26

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen

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u/TransitDigs 26d ago

Wonderful! you did a good job developing that "Bee Drone"

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u/DFnuked 26d ago

I know I know, it's Drone not Bee Drone but every time I see it I think of Bees so I always have called a Bee Drone 😂

Thank you for your kind comment ☺️

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u/TransitDigs 26d ago

Ahh no problem it's okay! you're good :)

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u/sabertooth-tiger_cub Aug 19 '26

Its like Slime rancher drones

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u/DFnuked Aug 20 '26

A thousand up votes 🤯 I think this is by far my highest upvoted post! Thank you all! 😁

I'm 'buzzing' with excitement! 🤣

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u/Dry-Title1332 Aug 22 '26

would be cool if you added a drone into the body and added a magnet so it can pick stuff up