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0 pointsandrew_eu2y ago0 comments

While true, it also doesn't include any of the hardware needed to move around. I'm sure it would be possible to build a drone that includes it as the microcontroller, but that creates a substantial barrier to actually getting something off the ground.

I have looked at the Ryze Tello [0] before, and it seems like a decent entry-level device, but I'm not sure whether it's actually a huge pain to develop for. I'd like something to be extendable _like_ a Pico, for instance if I want to install additional sensors, but all of these platforms are quite foreign to me.

[0] https://www.ryzerobotics.com/tello

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jacquesm2y ago

With the price of these you could stick a few in there (there would be a weight penalty, they are not exactly zero grams though for their weight the amount of compute is impressive but you then would also need more power).

Depending on what kind of drone you want to build (powered fixed wing, glider, quad, hex or octocopter) that might be more or less of an issue. Given the power draw and weight of an octocopter I don't think it would be much of an issue there but on a quadcopter, especially a very small one that might be prohibitive. But I'd focus on getting it to work before optimizing for size and weight.

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[0] https://www.ryzerobotics.com/tello

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