--- title: "This Working Russian Hoverbike Uses Drone Technology to Fly" description: "A Russian drone company has apparently whipped up a working quadcopter hoverbike. Safety not guaranteed." date: "2017-02-21" modified: "2017-02-21" authors: - name: "Will Sabel Courtney" job_title: "Contributor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/will-sabel-courtney" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/7780/this-working-russian-hoverbike-uses-drone-technology-to-fly" categories: - "News" tags: - "drone" - "Drones" - "hoverbike" - "quadcopter" - "russia" --- # This Working Russian Hoverbike Uses Drone Technology to Fly Let's face it: anyone who's ever seen *Return of the Jedi* has spent at least a few seconds fantasizing about what it'd be like to fly around on a hoverbike. Companies and governments around the world have been trying to whip one up with varying degrees of success failure for decades; these days, though, the same technology that has enabled the explosive growth of drones is also giving compact, ridable flying machines a chance to shine at long last. Given that, it shouldn't be surprising to hear that [the Scorpion S-3, as this four-rotor hoverbike]() is called, comes from a drone manufacturer. The flying machine is being developed by Hoversurf, a company based in Russia that also has an outpost in San Francisco; the company is also [purportedly developing a cargo drone capable of hauling almost three tons]() and a drone taxi service, but those seem pretty much like vaporware at this point. ## The Hoversurf Scorpion is basically a quadcopter drone crossed with a motorcycle That's not to say there are a lot of details on the Scorpion. [The company's website makes no mention of the hoverbike's range, speed, expected price](), or plans to compensate owners whose feet are sliced off by the whirling, uncovered rotors sitting a few inches away from the rider's legs. But Hoversurf has released a quick video showing the manned quadcopter—which apparently uses wooden rotors and a dual joystick control system—taking off, hovering, and buzzing around an empty warehouse. Which is all we need to rekindle those old fantasies about [blasting through the forests of Endor](). https://youtube.com/embed/odVFa_3lmiM ## Author Will is the former managing editor of *RIDES Magazine* and the former online editor for *0-60 Magazine*. He has worked for *Time Out New York* and *Rolling Stone*, and was the creator of *College Cars Online*, the first automotive blog specifically targeted at college students and young professionals. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [Twitter]()