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ESP-Drone

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ESP-Drone is an open-source quadcopter flight controller built on ESP32-series Wi-Fi chips, controlled from a phone app or gamepad. It targets STEM education and is ported from Crazyflie.

Source on GitHub: github.com/espressif/esp-drone (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit db0f656 (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code
GPL-3.0-only (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (GPL-3.0-only) at commit db0f656 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

Copyleft: Modified source must be published.

What it does

  • Flight modes include stabilize, height-hold and position-hold.
  • Controlled over Wi-Fi from a mobile app, and compatible with the cfclient ground station.
  • Supports ESP-BOX3 joystick control via esp-now.
  • Height-hold and position-hold need extension boards.
  • Main code is ported from the Crazyflie open-source project.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit db0f656.

Getting started

Difficulty
Intermediate
Hardware it needs, as the project states it
ESP32, ESP32-S2 or ESP32-S3 Wi-Fi chip, with an ESP-IDF development environment; extension boards are needed for height-hold and position-hold modes.

Maintenance

Status
Maintained: a commit in the last 12 months
Newest commit
4 Jun 2026 on master
Latest release
None published on GitHub

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

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