Build (and Crash) Your Own Wacky Lego Drones with Flybrix

Flying a drone is fun, but building one is rewarding, and it isn't just for hardware nerds and drone racers anymore. The new Flybrix kit, designed by a bunch of MIT, Caltech, and UW Madison alumni, lets anyone get in on the fun of designing and building a multi-prop flier by using Lego as the foundation.

The kits, which start at $150, come with everything you need to make a craft that can actually fly: propeller arms, a motor, a battery, and a chip to control it all. The cheapest pack has you use your smartphone as a Bluetooth controller, though the deluxe $190 kit comes with a more traditional dual-stick controller.