Drone Building Workshop

You walk in with a curious mind. You walk out a drone builder. This is not a demo you watch from the back of the room. Over the course of 15 days, you assemble a working FPV racing drone from scratch, wire it, configure it, tune it, take it to the field, and fly what you built. Every builder gets their own kit and a bench. AlgoAtWork facilitators work alongside you at every stage, so you never get stuck on a solder joint or a setting you don't understand. What you'll build and learnThe frame - Assemble a carbon fibre racing frame and learn why its shape, weight and stiffness decide how your drone flies.Motors and propellers - Mount and wire four brushless motors, set the correct spin direction and fit your props for thrust and balance.ESCs (electronic speed controllers) - Solder and connect the ESCs that turn your battery's power into precise motor control, and understand how they talk to the flight controller.The flight controller - Install, flash and configure the brain of the drone in Betaflight: receiver binding, flight modes, arming and failsafes.PID tuning - Learn what P, I and D actually do, then tune your own drone so it flies locked-in and responsive rather than wobbly and twitchy.Fly it live - Take your drone to the flying zone, go through pre-flight safety checks and fly it — first on a simulator warm-up, then for real. Who it's forHigh school learners (Grade 8 and up), students and young adults curious about robotics, electronics and aviationHobbyists who want to stop buying ready-to-fly drones and start building their ownEducators who want hands-on drone skills for their classroom or robotics clubNo experience needed. If you've never held a soldering iron, you'll learn here. What's includedFull drone build kit: frame, motors, ESC, flight controller, receiver and propsUse of soldering stations, tools, batteries, chargers and safety gearFlight simulator session before your first live flightExpert facilitation from AlgoAtWork's drone systems teamCertificate of participation Why AlgoAtWorkAlgoAtWork Robotics Academy is a hardware-first talent development hub delivering QCTO-accredited programmes in robotics, IoT, AI, drone systems, digital fabrication and ethical hacking. We teach the way engineers actually learn: hands on the hardware, building real things that work.Schools, companies and funders can book this course as a private group session, a training programme or part of a longer skills development pathway. Get in touch to tailor it. Good to knowWear closed shoes and comfortable clothes — part of the day is outdoorsSafety goggles are provided and required at the soldering benchesUnder-18s need a signed parent or guardian consent form on the dayFlying takes place in a controlled, netted or marked flying zone under facilitator supervision