Building a Drone in India! (With Cost Breakdown)

P.S: This video is sponsored by Scaler so checkout Scaler School of Technology: bit.ly/3RPt1z2
I just got a tour of Scaler School of Technology's offline campus, and, it's not your average classroom.
In this video, we dive deep into their futuristic drone lab, where I met some seriously impressive students. These 18yr olds didn't just show me their autonomous drones - they broke down the entire process, from selecting motors to programming AI flight paths.
But here's what really blew me away: the way they seamlessly blend different tech skills. It's not about being a coding wizard or a hardware geek - it's about combining ALL these skills to tackle real-world problems.
So, if you're into tech and learning by doing, this is one video you don't want to miss.
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Campus Tour Begins
01:29 Robotics and Drone Lab
02:35 Drone Flight Demonstration
04:01 Explaining Autonomous Drone Functionality
05:05 Vision Pro Project Demonstration
07:38 Breaking Down Drone Components
10:34 Explaining the ML Model and Fire Detection
12:58 Discussing Commercialization and Future Plans
13:48 Reflections on Robotics and Engineering Education
18:22 How do you get into Scaler
20:12 Closing Thoughts

[@Simonbakerred]

Varun is like an external faculty member who comes to evaluate our final year projects.

[@mohitrathwa176]

Very tru😢

[@ShobhitOP]

Lol, true

[@Agent_OO1]

I am fpv pilot 20-year-old, i don't think u need to learn it from any institute it is really easy thing you can understand it from KZbin alone, there are discord servers with FPV pilots, everybody builds their own drones in our community and know far more than these guys, its a fact and its reality when u learn it on your own searching internet for troubleshooting you learn better cause u spend days figuring out one mistake maybe in beta-flight

[@sudhanshuprasad2666]

I started working on drones during the pandemic and the only thing you need is 1-2 lakh rupees, and you can learn all these things

[@anshjaiswal966]

So true, sometimes i feel that's what stopping me from trying my own things even if it interests me . ​@@sudhanshuprasad2666

[@user-uw9ji5hw7q]

reply , i am this really made me curious and want to know more , is there a way we can connect , linkedin , email or anything of that sort

[@numbnut]

@@sudhanshuprasad2666 1-2 lakh ??? maybe you just buying a prebuilt DIY kits or something. if you build from scratch, like buying individual components from local market then max to max 30k with 720p cam.

[@ayushnews5735]

Please inform us how to start from basics. I wanna get through it !!

[@Komal-ip76]

I liked the part where Varun was pretending to be a noob, but the students figured it out🤣

[@VforVikramm]

He crashed tho 😅😅

[@srinathreddy2032]

Please don’t mislead 0:24 it’s not AI I just an open source controller with various component that helps to fly autonomously. Btw I work full time in drone research at IIT Madras

[@AyushSharma-uv1vz]

Yup, that's just a PIXHAWK

[@devendravyas776]

Can u explain we research work is? As a career

[@srinathreddy2032]

​@@devendravyas776 I work at Eplane its a startup in IITM, I work in battery department we are trying to develop a new type of battery (Metal Air Battery) that we can use for our delivery drone as well as 2 seater passenger drone (Eplane develops ) + prototyping

[@shikamarunara9308]

how to learn drone building? by the way I'm from Chennai

[@srinathreddy2032]

@@shikamarunara9308 there is a lot of content in KZbin as well as in many blog in google

[@datamonkey9468]

It's so easy to sell dreams to poor guys, taking advantage of the desperation, All the things these guys are learning can be learnt online, the whole concept of a college is to network, you can get an education online, I am from a tier-1 Institute.

[@AryanShrivastava-lk4bb]

I liked how students want to run a NON profit rather than commercialising this tech🤩

[@aryapranav]

I didn't like that, In non profit you are doing good on other peoples money. plus , in non profit, you will never get scale, so your efforts will be for very few people. being profitable is the way to go to do good things and create value on scale.

[@-rate6326]

Non profit doesn't work without donation.

[@ayushnews5735]

​@@-rate6326 lmao then you you're really unware how non profits work

[@-rate6326]

@@ayushnews5735 how are they compensate for losses without funds? Nobody funds non-profit + it's not even something revolutionary. There are already cheaper solution made by DJI that are far better than this.

[@PluetoeInc.]

@@ayushnews5735 enlighten us

[@GauravTomer-rl7rv]

I remember how my seniors project failed when they were building the quadcopter but these students actually made that drone fly really Amazinggg !!!

[@KaushalMalkan]

and then they sang All Izz Well and flew it outside the senior's window only to see "I QUIT" written on the wall?

[@Hacked_Alita]

@@KaushalMalkan aree bhai bhai bhai

[@KunalNair-]

Varun can you make a video about how was your experience in this Scaler College !!!!

[@amateurgamer149]

Still I miss DJI in India, as they are the masters of consumer drones. Due to the recent ban, getting replacement parts is also harder.

[@sushilbohra6731]

What? When did DJI get banned? What the hell

[@zakyahamed9830]

Yo I was literally started a drone project as a noob. I've never done any any projects apart from software related ones given as assignments in the uni. I found hard where to start and you came up with this. awesome!!

[@Navelee]

20 minute advertisement... aevy's doing better

[@nikhilkamboja2454]

Damn bro really has beef with react😅😅😅

[@rajdeepbhavanarushi4887]

What about your hardware project man which turns photos into real time videos

[@Movie_cliiipsss]

i want scaler to invite the students across india in a phase manner to just visit the lab once , that will change a lots mind

[@surajjaiswal1371]

Hey there Varun bhaiya, Love watching your videos. I like the way how you view things, and approach them with great enthusiasm and energy. Especially your Meta glasses video and this one.

[@parijatava]

Audience learned it, but Varun already knew it! Robotics, IMO, will remain limited to geeks unless we can find ways to solve everyday problems of a typical Indian which provides much more value than the money they'll spend.

[@harryrockerz]

Indeed, very true. We probably need more use cases and solid implementation ones that can ideally make drones like these useful for audiences. I think the incumbent Government does have a use case through DroneDidi for agriculture monitoring. Furthermore, I hope there are checks and balances to ensure drones aren't misused, for the potential is immense for all positive aspects.

[@thebigelectrode]

See this is good but it's not real skill development I am embedded software developer just graduated on May 28 2024 this is all just plug and play I'll tell you what it takes no more than 4 days to get it working . These are script kiddies library boies nothing new but it's cool. This is not what and big serious tech wants it has to be hard core tech it is not there my home lab much better and high end than what they have .

[@shobhitkeshri8282]

Hey, I am also really interested in embedded software engineering, can you please explain how to get into this field, what skills you need to explore and what exactly is the company expecting from us . I am a freshman I will be joining college within 1 month. To be honest I am not interested in web-dev or software building as such but I am really interested in mathematics, designing algorithms and integrating it with hardware.Things like autonomous vehicles, robotics and projects like self balancing ball etc. interests me immensely. I wanted to take ece but everyone scared me saying there is no job and i had to take cs due to family pressure. Sorry for asking such a big question but can you please help me out or provide a roadmap perhaps 🙏. It's really overwhelming and hard to find anything online.

[@csec0565]

I have some concerns regarding the recent events surrounding Varun's visit. This isn't about Varun himself, but rather the situation he encountered. Recently, several Telugu content creators have visited the same place and showcased similar projects by different students. This raises some questions: How many students are working on the same project? It's possible that there is a team behind it, but the previous videos I watched were not as technically detailed. Since this video featured Varun, it seems like they brought in more skilled individuals. However, it appears that they are targeting various languages through different content creators. Yes, India has Varun. They've also involved Swaroop and Harsha from Andhra Pradesh. It feels like they're targeting specific audiences to make money, which doesn't seem right to me. While some talented individuals might get their time to shine, overall, I don't think this approach is beneficial.

[@electronnuclear]

I really don't think a LIDAR calculates distance just by the common, speed×time method. I mean, the clock frequency of mcus in the LIDAR can't be faster than light itself.

[@sanky369]

This video itself has 100s of startup ideas especially related to future of educational content 😃

[@eujin9709]

watched up to 20:40. good one varun.

[@saurabhmoharir3114]

Love the way How calmly varun interacts with all, Want to learn this skill😊

[@deepankgupta9820]

Thanks varun upload more such vedios it will definitely motivate our youth

[@Pkhandleutube1243]

bro doesn't like making eye contact

[@abhishekkalagurki959]

Bro knows his stuff.

[@lavanyaraman7999]

Last 10 minutes of the video is more accurate and reflects thoughts which I had . Thanks Varun for this wonderful and inspiring video this helps for all age group . Hope one day we will meet for collaboration. 🤞

[@katkacs]

We also built one back in 2019 when we were in school, it's a great experience

[@chaddog7]

What is the cost of the drone.I only want to know that 😅

[@divesh4068]

best editing till now

[@speedygamer404]

Definitely scaler can achieve greate things, if they build a nice alumni network.

[@retestkapse]

Very informative.. 🙏

[@nikumbpushkar6759]

I feel to study the same tech, curently im into blockchain but how many students are able to afford it, actual practical is necesary but also we need availability of these institutes all over the india with affordable price,

[@ShreyaPatil581]

After 12th for sure I am choosing this college for further studies 😍🤩🤩

[@balajee_in]

Sad😢

[@ayushnews5735]

The fees 🤡💀

[@arjavgarg5801]

The video achieved its objective then

[@chanikya_7]

FOMO ON NEXT LEVEL

[@Shy-un8jf]

How easily he said, as drone can move 360, we can create a 360 map. It shows how much they really know about lidars and 3d mapping.

[@Mukesh-oq8dx]

moden generation "vocational trainng/polytechnic institute". Great stuff because not everyone need to be an engineer!

[@sagarraikar97]

@varun May I know if there is a group which you are grooming on this in bangalore? Interesting idea and there are ton of usecases.

[@NotNPC32]

Loved the video. But I feel like sponsered by scaler. I don't have any problem with it though. Just saying. It would be more informative if we got price comparison of each part of drone compare to china. And why it's expensive in india. What to do about it.

[@Raja-jo5dm]

Need more videos like this varun! 😇

[@devagarwal3250]

great content

[@rashifhamza5332]

Hey man i have seen you in DSH drone script meet up .Good to know you explaining to varun

[@bhargavk1515]

Meanwhile my clg is worried I don't have 75% attendance and my lab-record doesn't have outputs stuck....In the sense of current trend word...I'm cooked.

[@srishtisingh4162]

Thankyou😊

[@baaatli]

Bro had to remove vision pro to see Varun😂

[@marwadiengineer]

Only lesson a student can take from this video is improve your communication skills and you can convince a bird to buy a plane 😅

[@user-lk8lt8gw5n]

Varun is really tracking me somehow 😂

[@biswajeet9826]

Akatsuki Assemble!!

[@AnshJain-qh8py]

Is the NSET exam really difficult ??

[@tibontibon5772]

money waste, learn for free on youtube

[@OmMishra-fi2sh]

What did happened to your thumbnail like it seriously so simple are you really want to attract audience here? Or perhaps don't want to grow your channel

[@bharath2508]

16:23 Microsoft flight simulator. Is it free?

[@Ranax13]

The Titled Video Starts at 07:50

[@quiteintresting1916]

Chill guys it's adv vid

[@devagarwal3250]

pls change the color of subtitles to black color instead of blue

[@saharshleo]

Bro preparing for the dream of flying the drone to crash with flight taking off...iykyk

[@apc6575]

This is NMIMS, but with placement hope

[@ramansingh5895]

bhai hoodie ka link

[@sagyr]

I miss that old varun 😞 ,

[@ajayks9330]

20 and 18 ... Dude seriously ??😶😶

[@soulninjadev]

yoo i built a very similar drone in 9th grade with serverless motors

[@icos667]

🙂

[@HarinamYadav-oq8id]

Nice video

[@chinnuchitku2400]

Nice

[@Sushmit_Pant]

Varun feels some kind of way about React Engineers 😂

[@abdk1190]

Will raju rastogi be able to crack NSET exam 😅

[@srk24teckbuildz76]

challenge me lets build a drone in just 30 mins from 0 to 100 in just 10000

[@soumikdas3754]

I am turning 21 in Sept and I basically know nothing. Just laying on bed watching KZbin.

[@theniravpanchal]

You are lucky brother. You have so much time. I'm 29. And I was on bed for 5years from 2017 to 2022 because of health problems. Basically from 22 to 27. And that on heavy medication. 💔

[@vaseemakram6692]

Fungibility

[@NabeelN-td1cu]

apple loves you

[@MelonHusk7]

Varun gets 0 marks for pretending to be a noob.

[@millennialshorts8648]

Bhaiya KZbin me pada he free me

[@harshdurgude9900]

varun bhai paisa paisa

[@abhinavp6792]

second hard engineering

[@mohitrathwa176]

I'm 18 sir......kirchoffs lagaana bhi aataa hai

[@TheTechWrap]

1st thing it's hexacopter not Quadcopter 2nd if varun is a drone noob you they should setup a master and trainner remote controller

[@kunalr_ai]

Abe kuch kaam kar liya kar

[@amazingfacts77253]

3rd

[@VaibhavSeengh]

1st

[@bhaskarpandey8586]

chup ho ja. Hindi me bolo. Aur kuch nahi.

[@anveshshrivastavaone]

Varun people trust you....dont become like any ofher generic youtube4

[@anveshshrivastavaone]

Saw varun speak in sunder pichai intervew thzt ThERe is a wholere industry that wants children to get placed in faang maang....now i am seeing him visit the same...😢

[@VarunMayya]

scaler institute (the offline campus) is actually the opposite of this. Lots of good hackers and good talent. Not sure what their rep was in the past, but I actually enjoyed my visit there and the students were people I’d hire. That’s all I care about.

[@anveshshrivastavaone]

Varun bhai...they knew that u were coming...wil they show you the dark side or just the chocolaty side of their institiute?? Scalar has scammed many...and they didnt even confronted the criticism...they only shutted their mouth using lawyers and power...

[@anveshshrivastavaone]

And ofc. U will enjoy bcz of sweet sweet sposership❤😅

[@anveshshrivastavaone]

Damn it....u deleted my comment

[@dropperhoonmein]

@@anveshshrivastavaone no he didn't I can see it ...

[@abhinavsharma34123]

Varun should have made this video earlier , I would have not paid the fees for other college🥲 , the place looks so fun !!!