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Link performance metrics
We are excited to announce that we are working on several new link performance metrics for the Crazyflie that will simplify the troubleshooting of communication issues. Until now, users have had...
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From Shadows to Light: A swarm robotics approach with onboard control for...
Today, we’re excited to share research from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, ‘From Shadows to Light,’ which presents an innovative swarm robotics approach where nano-drones autonomously track dynamic...
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Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless release update
The last couple of months we have been working really hard on finalizing the Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless and we’re happy to say that we’re finally nearing the release date! The first units are scheduled...
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Looking back at 2024
As 2024 comes to an end, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what we’ve accomplished over the past year. A major highlight has been our work on the Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless. We’re thrilled that it will...
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Visual Route Following on the Crazyflie Brushless
Drones can perform a wide range of interesting tasks, from crop inspection to search-and-rescue. However, to make drones practically attractive they should be safe and cheap. Drones can be made safer...
View ArticleThe Brushless is here!
After a busy fall of testing and fine-tuning, we’re thrilled to announce that the Brushless is now available! Our team has put in a lot of effort to ensure it meets our high standards, and we can’t...
View ArticleBrushless’s feedback
It’s hard to believe it’s already been almost a month since the Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless was released. We know some of you have already had the chance to take it for a spin, and we’re really excited to...
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The Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless charging dock is now available!
While planning for the Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless release we also decided to make our charging dock available to our users. We wanted our users to be able to make the same kind of demos we were making in...
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Release 2025.02
We’re happy to announce that release 2025.02 is now available. This update includes fixes and improvements for the Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless, along with stability enhancements for the AI-deck. Release...
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Working on Lighthouse V2 deck, new prototype!
There has been some extended work lately related to the Lighthouse positioning system. The goal of this work is to expand the maximum base station number to 16 enabling the system to cover larger...
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A high powered LED-deck prototype
As some of you may have noticed, the current LED-ring deck doesn’t play nice with the Crazyflie 2.1 Brushless. The culprit? A resource clash between the DSHOT motor signals and the WS2812 LED driver...
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State of the Crazyflie mobile apps
For quite some time now we have had mobile apps that can be used to control the Crazyflie 2.x quadcopter. There is one iOS and one Android app available. There used to be a prototype of a Windows...
View ArticleBitcraze’s Infinite Flight: Recent Progress in Persistent Autonomous Drone...
Imagine a drone that can fly indefinitely, autonomously recharging and navigating its environment with minimal human intervention. For corporate innovators designing proof of concept solutions or...
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Fun Friday Project: Crazyflie with a Claw
The ability to attach expansion decks to the Crazyflie platforms without modifying their electronics allows experimenting with different hardware components. Most existing decks contain different...
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