Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by m3at » Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 12:20 AM UTC

Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32
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Re: Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by phoronixrly » Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 1:32 AM UTC

What a great time for this article! The US is having a mass hysteria event and it turns out you can churn out DYI drones for the fat sum of $12-13 each? What a time to be alive!

Edit: Hmm, considering that people are taking stars for UFOs lately, maybe a cheap drone is an overkill and a 20-pack of Chinese sky lanterns would be more than enough to keep the average US neighbourhood in a state of constant fear / see how long it takes for you to get to the front page of /r/UFOs...

Re: Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by teruakohatu » Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 1:41 AM UTC

This is amazing. Even the landing gear (struts?) is part of the PCB. I hope the author considers selling kits or outsourcing kits to SeedStudio. I live in a country where digikey order shipping is quite pricey.

The author estimates the BOM to be a little under US$13. At that price it would be fun to try create a swarm for DIY drone lights show.

[1] https://circuitdigest.com/microcontroller-projects/DIY-wifi-...

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Post by iandanforth » Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 1:45 AM UTC

Meta: This has to be one of the most aggressively blocked pages I've encountered as it refuses to render any content if you have an adblocker on (uBlock at least) and resists several forms of archiving.

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Post by macrocosmos » Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 1:50 AM UTC

iandanforth wrote: post #4

Meta: This has to be one of the most aggressively blocked pages I've encountered as it refuses to render any content if you have an adblocker on (uBlock at least) and resists several forms of archiving.

I'm able to access the site with uBlock Origin.

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Post by joshu » Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 2:19 AM UTC

note: appears to use an outdated esp-idf. worth checking to see if esp-drone has been ported a newer esp-idf.

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 2:21 AM UTC

iandanforth wrote: post #4

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Re: Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by asadalt » Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 2:38 AM UTC

this is amazing. on similar note, I have spent last few months trying to fit visual inertial odometry into esp32. Combining that with this would be insane (and so cheap!)

Re: Build a Low-Cost Drone Using ESP32

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Post by timschmidt » Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 2:55 AM UTC

asadalt wrote: post #8

this is amazing. on similar note, I have spent last few months trying to fit visual inertial odometry into esp32. Combining that with this would be insane (and so cheap!)

I've had similar thoughts and have been working on firmwares for the esp32. My contact info is in my profile. Hollar at me and lets compare notes.

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Post by asadalt » Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 2:59 AM UTC

timschmidt wrote: post #9

asadalt wrote: post #8

this is amazing. on similar note, I have spent last few months trying to fit visual inertial odometry into esp32. Combining that with this would be insane (and so cheap!)

I've had similar thoughts and have been working on firmwares for the esp32. My contact info is in my profile. Hollar at me and lets compare notes.

i don’t see your contact info.