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
How to craft the Drone
Crafting one takes 25 seconds at a Level 2 Workbench and costs 200 × Metal Fragments and 1 × CCTV Camera.
200
1 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.
1 Item
100 Scrap
Blueprint
100
Node
1 Blueprint Fragment
Unlocked
15 Repair when placed
A damaged Drone can be repaired where it stands with a hammer. Repairing it from nothing to full costs:
×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.
×41
×2 What the Drone recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 100 × Metal Fragments for one.
×100
50%
×120
60%
×150
75%
×80
40%
High Velocity Rocket ×1480—
200
300
20
2
Homing Missile ×1530—
100
150
20
2
1
Rocket ×1350—
1,400
1,950
40
4
100
30
Satchel Charge ×147520%
480
720
80
10
1
Timed Explosive Charge ×1550—
2,200
3,000
2
200
60
5
Beancan Grenade ×211515%
240
360
40
40mm HE Grenade ×390——
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo ×385—
75
90
15
Survey Charge ×1020—
600
900
100
200
50 From full health (200 HP), each one placed on it: damage per hit is after its protection. Duds are throws that fizzle and need another throw, not counted in Needed. Costs are for the whole count, crafted from raw materials.
Where to find the Drone
Treasure Box has the best chance at 1.6%, followed by Locked Crate at 1.3% and Elite Crate at 0.78%.
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 13 November 2026.