Archive - Tsung Xu

I made a 3D printed VTOL drone that can fly 130 miles

With no background in CAD, 3D printing or aerodynamics modeling

Jun 10 •

March 2025

Moving to the South SF Bay Area

The eVTOL talent density is the best in the US by far.

Mar 8 •

January 2025

First VTOL Design, Build and Flight Success

I’ve built and flown my own VTOL, designed from scratch!

Jan 10 •

October 2024

Building a quadcopter with vision-based obstacle avoidance

First time autopilot quadcopter build. In-depth walkthrough from assembling the frame to integrating obstacle avoiding camera and LIDAR sensors.

Oct 25, 2024 •

December 2022

2022 year in review

Goals, progress made and learnings. Plus what next for 2023.

Dec 31, 2022 •

October 2022

Venture partner

I will be collaborating with two different venture funds as a venture partner, Collaborative Fund and Climate Capital Bio.

Oct 28, 2022 •

September 2022

Biomanufactured materials are coming

And they hint at a future with vastly better products

Sep 1, 2022 •

August 2022

A new materials paradigm is overdue

The case for this and why it matters.

Aug 11, 2022 •

March 2022

A guide to the energy transition

How we’ve gotten here, how it’s going and what may be next.

Mar 1, 2022 •

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