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CrazySim: A Software-in-the-Loop Simulator for the Crazyflie
This week we have a guest blogpost by Christian Llanes, a Robotics PhD of from Formal Methods & Autonomous Control of Transportation Systems Lab of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Enjoy! Why...
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Prototype of forward facing expansion connector
A great feature of the Crazyflie is its ability to keep evolving, both by using software but also through hardware expansions. Hardware expansions allow us and our users to keep exploring new problems...
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Come see us at ICRA 2024 Yokohama!
“What? You are in Japan? Again!?”. Yup that is right! We loved IROS Kyoto 2022 so much that we just couldn’t wait to come back again. Barbara, Arnaud and Rik are setting up the booth as we speak to...
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The Crazyflie 2.1 brushless is getting optional propeller guards
One of the great features of the stock Crazyflie 2.1 is that it is more or less harmless. The Crazyflie 2.1 brushless weighs roughly the same but has almost twice the amount of thrust force, so a...
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Back from ICRA 2024
Two weeks ago, Arnaud, Barbara and Rik were at ICRA 2024 in Yokohama. At our booth we showed our current products as well as the upcoming brushless Crazyflie and the camera deck prototype. As usual,...
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Discover the Impact of Structural Defects on Nano-Quadcopter Performance:...
This week we have a guest blogpost by Kamil Masalimov (MSc) and Tagir Muslimov (PhD) of the Ufa University of Science and Technology. Enjoy! As researchers passionate about UAV technology, we are...
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Crazyflie at the Robotics Developer Day 2024
Whenever we show the Crazyflie at our booth at various robotics conferences (like the recent ICRA Yokohama), we sometimes get comments like ‘ahh that’s cute’ or ‘that’s a fun toy!’. Those who have...
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Client release 2024.7 and library release 0.1.26
We are happy to announce the latest updates to the Crazyflie client and Python library. Major changes include improved persistent parameter management, enhanced plotting with new x-axis manipulation...
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Bringing Model Predictive Control to the Crazyflie with TinyMPC
Today we welcome Sam Schoedel from Carnegie Mellon University. Enjoy! We’re excited to share the research we’ve been doing on model-predictive control (MPC) for tiny robots! Our goal was to find a way...
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The beginners guide to Drones
Welcome to the “The Beginner’s Guide to Drones” for programmers curious about exploring the world of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). If you’re a coder from another field, this guide will walk you...
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Why DroneBlocks chose the Bitcraze Crazyflie as their go-to STEM Drone
This week, we have a guest blog post from Scott at Droneblocks. DroneBlocks is a cutting-edge platform that has transformed how educators worldwide enrich STEM programming in their classrooms. As...
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RSS conference and Aerial Swarm Workshop
A few weeks ago, the prestigious Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) conference was held at Delft University of Technology. We helped with the co-organization of a half-day tutorial and workshop...
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The optimized Crazyflie 2.1 brushless motors
For the upcoming Crazyflie 2.1 brushless we developed, together with a leading motor manufacturing brand, a brushless 08028 motor, targeting high quality and high efficiency. The 08 – stator size...
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Introducing the new Crazyflie 2.1+
Ever since we developed the new 47-17 propellers it’s been on our list to update the Crazyflie 2.1 kit. And finally it is here! While we were at it, we also updated the battery which is now 1 gram...
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Announcing Our New Guide: Basics of PID Tuning for Quadcopters!
We are excited to announce the release of our new PID Tuning Guide! This guide is designed to help users understand and apply the basics of PID tuning within our ecosystem, making it easier to achieve...
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Crazyflie’s Adventures with ROS 2 and Gazebo
You might remember that at the beginning of this summer, we were invited to do a skill-learning session with the Crazyflie at the Robotics Developer Day 2024 (see this blog post) organized by The...
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ROSCon ’24, we’re coming!
ROSCon is a developer’s conference that focuses entirely on the Robot Operating System (ROS), bringing together developers from around the globe to learn, discuss, and network. It serves as a space...
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Fun Friday project: Crazyflie command-line client
As you might expect, we use the Crazyflie python client a lot at Bitcraze. The client has a lot of features, ranging from setting up LPS/Lighthouse systems to turning on/off the headlight LEDs on the...
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Crazyflie Brushless charging pad
Ever since we started going to fairs to show off the Crazyflies, we’ve been trying to push the boundaries for the demos. Often we’ve used the fairs as an opportunity to either develop new...
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Release 2024.10
We are happy to announce that release 2024.10 is now available! Special thanks to our community contributors for their valuable input and code contributions in this release! Release overview...
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