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The Drone has 200 health once placed, and a Research Table turns it into a blueprint for 60 scrap.
What one batch takes.
Metal Fragments
CCTV Camera
Metal Fragments
CCTV Camera
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 200,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 1,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "cctv.camera"
}
]
Workbench Level 2, 25s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 12.5s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 60 scrap at a Research Table.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Drone, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Locked Crate | 1.3% | 1 to 2 |
 Elite Crate | 0.78% | 1 to 3 |
| Scientist PT Boat Dry Box | 0.73% | 1 to 3 |
 Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
 Underwater Lab Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
 Wagon Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
Missile Silo Scientist (underground) | 0.3% | 1 |
Scientist | 0.074% | 1 |
Heavy Scientist | 0.061% | 1 |
 Treasure Box, mission reward | 1.6% | 1 to 2 |
 Gingerbread Mine Present, Christmas event only | 0.42% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
A repair bench charges 20% of the recipe to fix a broken item, less when it is only worn. A component in the recipe is charged as the first ingredient of its own recipe instead, or not at all when it has no recipe.
Each swing charges the share of the cost for 50 health, rounded up to whole resources, and restores as much health as it paid for, which can be more than 50. Nothing can be repaired for 30 seconds after it takes damage.
What the Drone gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 75% CCTV Camera, 150 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 60% CCTV Camera, 120 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler | 50% | 50% CCTV Camera, 100 Metal Fragments |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 40% CCTV Camera, 80 Metal Fragments |
The Drone breaks down into CCTV Camera and Metal Fragments.
A recycler takes one at a time.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. A percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
In Rust, Drone is a deployable in the Deployables category (item ID #1588492232, console shortname drone). In active play, it follows standard server rules for deployable gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 40 minutes.
A remote controlled drone operated from the Computer station with a limited range. Easily damaged from impacts.
Crafting Drone in Rust takes 25 seconds at a Workbench Level 2 once the 60 scrap blueprint node is unlocked, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Damaged copies repair at a Repair Bench for a fraction of recipe cost.
When choosing between Drone and related deployables in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (60 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 390-scrap tech tree path and save 330 scrap, or unlock the tech tree branch when your group also needs the prerequisite blueprints.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone | Deployables | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 60 node / 390 path | Not recyclable |
| Wall Cabinet | Deployables | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Festive Window Garland | Deployables | 10 per slot | Crafted by hand | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Cooking Workbench | Deployables | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 420 path | Not recyclable |
Compare Drone with closely related deployable sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Drone against every item in its inventory category, browse All 168 items in Deployables, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Engineering Workbench tech tree, tile by tile.
The Drone has 200 health once placed in Rust. It belongs to the Deployables category under numeric ID 1588492232 across 168 deployables, while server admins spawn it via inventory.giveid 1588492232 1 or queue crafts with craft.add 0 1588492232 1 across 168 published Deployables entries.
The Drone is crafted at a Workbench Level 2 from 200 Metal Fragments and 1 CCTV Camera, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Players smelt raw ores in a furnace and gather required components from monument crates before queuing the craft at their workbench.
The Drone drops from 9 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Locked Crate (1.3% chance), Elite Crate (0.78% chance), and Scientist PT Boat Dry Box (0.73% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Drone recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into a 50% chance of a CCTV Camera and 100 Metal Fragments. Full material recovery applies to an undamaged copy, whereas worn items return proportionally fewer resources based on their remaining condition bar when shredded.
The Drone takes 25 seconds to craft, down to 12.5 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It sits in the Deployables catalog with item ID 1588492232 alongside 167 related deployables, stacking to 1 unit per slot, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 1588492232 1.
A repair bench fixes the Drone from broken for 40 Metal Fragments and 2 High Quality Metal, and a hammer takes it from broken to full in four swings for 98 Metal Fragments and 4 High Quality Metal in Rust.
Blueprint progression for Drone at Engineering Workbench in Rust charges 60 scrap on the target node and 390 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 60 scrap. Researching a looted copy at a Research Table saves 330 scrap over the tech tree path.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Drone despawns after 40 minutes by default. Moving it into a storage box, locker, or player inventory immediately cancels the ground despawn countdown, which the server assigns by item rarity tier to prevent dropped loot from lagging active worlds.
The Drone has 32-bit signed item ID 1588492232 and shortname drone in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Deployables category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Drone in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give drone 1 or inventory.giveid 1588492232 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.
High Quality Metal