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Drone

A remote controlled drone operated from the Computer station with a limited range. Easily damaged from impacts.

The Drone is a remote-controlled drone in Rust with 200 health. You craft it at a Level 2 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 100 scrap to research.

About the Drone

Recycling it returns the CCTV Camera only by chance, 50% of the time.

On the tech tree it sits behind 14 other unlocks: Computer Station, AND Switch, RAND Switch, RF Pager, Small Generator, Medium Rechargeable Battery and 8 more. In all, 23 loot sources drop it; the full list of where it drops gives the chance for each.

Statistics

200HEALTH

How to craft the Drone

Crafting one takes 25 seconds at a Level 2 Workbench and costs 200 × Metal Fragments and 1 × CCTV Camera.

Metal Fragments 200
CCTV Camera 1
Drone
Output ×1
Workbench Level 2
Craft time
WB2 25s
WB3 −50% 12.5s

How to get the Drone blueprint

Research it for 100 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 1 tech tree for 15 Blueprint Fragments in total.

Research table Burn one copy of the item for its blueprint
Item 1 Item
+
Scrap 100 Scrap
→
Blueprint Blueprint
Research cost 100
Tech tree In the level 1 workbench tree
Node Node
+
Blueprint Fragment 1 Blueprint Fragment
→
Unlocked Unlocked
Total to reach 15

Repair when placed

A damaged Drone can be repaired where it stands with a hammer. Repairing it from nothing to full costs:

Hammer Placed repair
×100 ×1.5

How to repair the Drone

A full repair at a Repair Bench costs 41 × Metal Fragments and 2 × High Quality Metal, and you need its blueprint.

Repair bench Blueprint required
×41 ×2
Condition lost 20%

Stats checked against the Rust game files on 13 November 2026.