---
title: "Is The $249 HoverBot Nano The Indoor Micro Racing Drone You’ve Been Waiting For?"
description: "In part three of our in-depth review, we crash-test (and also evaluate) the leader in a new generation of high-priced micro brushless quadcopters."
date: "2017-03-24"
modified: "2020-07-30"
authors:
  - name: "Andrew Siceloff"
    job_title: "Senior Video Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/andrew-siceloff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/drones/8475/is-the-249-hoverbot-nano-the-indoor-micro-racing-drone-youve-been-waiting-for"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Drones"
  - "FPV"
  - "Micro Madness"
  - "racing"
---

# Is The $249 HoverBot Nano The Indoor Micro Racing Drone You’ve Been Waiting For?

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2017/03/hb-wu.jpg>)
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[Talking head episode](<https://www.thedrive.com/drones/8461/we-talked-with-adam-weld-co-creator-of-the-hoverbot-nano-about-micro-drones>), check.

[Racing episode](<https://www.thedrive.com/drones/8476/racing-the-249-hoverbot-nano-with-its-co-creator-adam-weld>), check.

In this video, part three of our HoverBot Nano review, we stress-test the Nano's carbon-fiber frame in a full-throttle crash against a car door. After that *very* scientific test, we examine all the flight footage from race day ([episode two](<https://www.thedrive.com/drones/8476/racing-the-249-hoverbot-nano-with-its-co-creator-adam-weld>)) to evaluate this micro brushless quadcopter's in-flight characteristics, racing dynamics, design, and T.U.M. (i.e., Time Until Maiden), to determine if the HoverBot Nano performs the way it should, considering brushless nanos cost $200+ more than a similar brushed-motor model.

And with that, we conclude our first series comprising *Micro* *Madness**—*our month-long dedication to micro drones. Stay tuned for upcoming reviews of the Moskito 70, the Piko Owl V2 and many more.

Are micro brushless drones worth the extra $200+? Do you think the HoverBot Nano is the best micro quad out there? Let us know in the comments below.

The HoverBot Nano Kit is **$249.00** and available at [HoverBot.io](<https://hoverbot.io/>)

Race gates featured in the video are available at[ GetFPV.com](<https://www.getfpv.com/lumenier-mini-rgb-led-pop-up-race-gate.html>)

*Video shot by Erica Lourd and Andrew Siceloff, edited by Andrew Siceloff and Erica Lourd, and *produced by Cait Knoll.**

## Author
Andrew knows lifestyle video. Starting out editing Food Network shows with Bobby Flay, his freelance career ran the gamut of all things lifestyle. When he isn’t drooling over car porn, he is flying drones, or obsessing over new tech.

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