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Flying robots and their flight controllers. 33 robots on Robotheca, each with its licenses and its source on GitHub.

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37 of 270 robots state a cost. Costs in other currencies are compared using the ECB reference rate of 14 Oct 2026. Robots without a known cost are hidden unless you include them.

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33 robots of 270

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  • SUPER MAV

    A safety-assured high-speed navigation micro aerial vehicle (MAV) with modular hardware components for research and development.

    DroneAdvancedBuildability 64/100 · Buildable with some effort
    Cost not stated

  • Borinot

    An open-source, torque-controlled aerial loco-manipulator whose extremity can be reconfigured as a tail for flight, a hand for manipulation, or a leg for hybrid aerial-contact locomotion.

    DroneAdvancedBuildability 51/100 · Buildable with some effort
    Cost not stated

  • REAL Drone 400

    An open-source autonomous quadrotor drone built by the NEU REAL Lab, with a high-load, stable-localization design for autonomous obstacle avoidance flight.

    DroneAdvancedBuildability 50/100 · Buildable with some effort
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • Fast-Drone-250

    An open-source 250mm autonomous quadrotor drone that flies in unknown environments and avoids obstacles using VINS visual-inertial odometry and EGO-Planner.

    DroneAdvancedBuildability 45/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • FinsROV

    FinsROV is a low-cost, open-source underwater robot platform designed for underwater tasks and research in robotics and AI.

    DroneIntermediateBuildability 45/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • OLDX-FC Open-source Multicopter Flight Controller

    An open-source flight controller platform for multicopters with dual-processor redundancy, supporting GPS, optical flow, UWB, and vision-based navigation.

    DroneAdvancedBuildability 45/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • ESP-Drone

    A small drone platform based on Espressif ESP32/ESP32-S2/S3 microcontrollers with Wi-Fi control and multiple flight modes.

    DroneIntermediateBuildability 40/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • Underwater Vehicle

    An ROV/AUV underwater robot controlled by STM32 and Raspberry Pi for navigation and sensor data processing.

    DroneAdvancedBuildability 40/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • ziFly Quadcopter Flight Controller

    A quadcopter flight controller based on STM32F103 with remote control, PCB, 3D models, and ROS 2/PX4 simulation support.

    DroneIntermediateBuildability 40/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • Airplane

    A small quadrotor drone based on STM32 that can fly stably.

    DroneIntermediateBuildability 35/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • ESP-Drone

    An open-source mini drone/quadcopter firmware for ESP32 and ESP32-S series SoCs, controllable via Wi-Fi or gamepad.

    DroneIntermediateBuildability 35/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • GEARdrones

    A lightweight drone control and multi-agent localization system combining flight controller, UWB relative localization algorithm, and software monitor.

    DroneAdvancedBuildability 35/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • OmniNxt

    A compact aerial robot with omnidirectional visual perception for autonomous navigation and mapping.

    DroneAdvancedBuildability 35/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • Tiny-Drone

    An open-source micro drone based on ESP32-S3, controllable via smartphone app, browser, or remote controller with Wi-Fi video transmission and RID broadcasting.

    DroneIntermediateBuildability 35/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • Work in progress
    Cost not stated

  • Acme-Flight

    An open-source quadcopter framework providing schematics and flight control source code.

    DroneIntermediateBuildability 30/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • Avem

    A lightweight drone flight controller using STM32, PID control, and BLDC motors.

    DroneIntermediateBuildability 30/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • ESP-FLY

    An open-source ESP-FLY drone with CAD models, Crazyflie-based flight firmware, a PyQt6 PC debugging tool and an Android control app.

    DroneAdvancedBuildability 30/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • Work in progress
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • GLDrone

    An open-source quadcopter drone with a self-built frame and flight controller, designed for indoor flight and formation experiments.

    DroneAdvancedBuildability 30/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • Tensegrity Quadrotor Model

    A mechanical model combining tensegrity structure with a quadrotor drone.

    DroneIntermediateBuildability 30/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • UniQuad

    A unified and versatile quadrotor platform series designed for UAV research and applications.

    DroneIntermediateBuildability 30/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • 400mm Quadcopter Model

    A 400mm wheelbase quadcopter drone with full protection, designed for university electronic design competitions.

    DroneIntermediateBuildability 25/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • 7-inch Ducted Fan UAV

    A 7-inch ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle designed for vertical takeoff and landing with a payload capacity of approximately 2 kg.

    DroneIntermediateBuildability 25/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • KunPeng

    KunPeng is a dual-rotor drone that can achieve stable hovering at a fixed point and altitude.

    DroneIntermediateBuildability 20/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • Swashplateless Twin Rotor Micro Aircraft

    A micro-scale swashplateless twin-rotor flying robot with its own flight controller hardware, control software and mechanical design.

    DroneAdvancedBuildability 20/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • Work in progress
    • No license
    Cost not stated

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