Commercial Drones

These drones run ArduPilot software on the flight control (FC) chip, and therefore they can be contacted, managed, and programmed from compatible Ground Stations.

List of Ready-to-fly drones using ArduPilot, Sep 2022
https://ardupilot.org/ardupilot/docs/common-rtf.html#common-rtf

BaskAerospace, AU

• Cube, FC, formerly Pixhawk 2, runs ArduPilot
• AeroDrone MR4, 15-inch quad

CUAV

• XunWing X4 Quad, $10,000

Holybro

• Cinewhoop 5-inch $500, top mounted FPV camera

SkyViper

• Journey, downward camera, GPS, video stream, ArduPilot, $78 Amazon
  • uses MAVLink 2, https://discuss.ardupilot.org/t/other-ground-stations-not-working/22560/11
  • 2018 Journey Flight Board, $18, (NOT Compatible with the 2021 Journey SE model)

TT Robotix

• X-450 Scout, PX4 FC, gimballed camera, retractable landing gear

UAV Systems

• various, heavy pay-load lifting, PX4, ArduPilot, $5000

VIMDrrones

• lightshow swarm

Commercial Quadcopters 2022

DJI Inspire 2 $3000

• no camera, use your own camera and lenses

DJI Mavic 2 Pro $1750

• omni-directional obstacle avoidance: yes

Skydio 2 (Parrot?) $999

• excellent optical follow me
• optional gps beacon for times when optical follow me fails

Parrot ANAFI, 4K HDR camera drone

DJI Mavic Air $800

• hand gestures: yes

DJI Mavic Mini $400

• omni-directional obstacle avoidance: no
• follow me: no

Potensic D58, FPV Drone with 1080P Camera, 5G WiFi HD. $200

Eachine 52 max $150

• follow me: yes
• FPV: yes

C-me GPS Follow Me Folding Selfie Drone ฿2,570

• 2 years old
• follow me: gps, no sensors
• point to me
• 360 degree pan (rotate)
• return to home
• landing
• range 20 meters

JINXINGDA JXD 528 ฿2338

• follow me: gps

HJ38

Ryze Tello $99

• 4000 thb at lazada
• WiFi comm, 100 meter max
• Control with smartphone
• Intel chip onboard
• Forward-facing camera
• Program with Scratch or with SDK

Ryze Tello EDU

• Tello vs Tello EDU
  • According to two youtubers, there are two features added to the EDU model:
    1. Tello EDU supports Swift, Python, Scratch, while Tello supports only Swift
    2. Tello EDU supports swarms, Tello does not
  • Presumably the above applies to onboard software added to the EDU. Because obviously if you are flying the Tello from a computer on the ground, you can use any language and any number of drones.

Parrot AR

Parrot Mambo

Parrot Bebop

recommended for beginners:

• controller: TBS Team Black Sheep
• Simulator: velocidrone
• Goggles: ?
• Drones, brushless, small:
  • NewBeeDrone AcroBee Pro
  • Beta 65 hd
  • Beta 85x fpv
  • Beta 95 (steel's fav)
• when ready to get serious, you will build your own 5-inch drone
• Ethix, brand name
• branded products with TBS and Beta

Jesse P., Fort Collins, Co.

=== Team Black Sheep

• Tiny Whoop Nano (partnership)
• Crossfire, RC TX RX

All of these tiny drones use a top-mounted forward-facing camera.

• Camera
• Air Unit, vtx, $99
• Goggles, $529
• RC, $299
• Camera, air unit, goggles required. RC optional. No drone. The concept is to upgrade your drone with high def low latency video.

• Smaller, lighter version of the DJI Air unit

Blade Inductrix

• Small drone, compared to whoop