Open-source drone platform
Fly a drone from anywhere.
Today, Drone Grid is a cloud system for operating multirotor UAVs. Its ambitions are far greater than that.
The pilot could have been 8,000 km away.
Follow your local laws and regulations. Read the documentation and, most importantly, the safety recommendations.
Features
Controls
Fly with the virtual joysticks, a keyboard, or any gamepad supported by the Gamepad API (a joystick from an old console works).
Telemetry HUD
Altitude, flight mode, link health, battery, GPS — all displayed in real time.
Low-latency live video stream
~250 ms glass-to-glass on average over mobile network.
Very dependent on the mobile network and on the distance between you, the drone, and the compute infrastructure.Share a flight
Hand anyone a link to watch your live video stream and telemetry — view-only, revocable, no account needed.
Self-registration
User and drone registration are entirely self-managed.
Any device with a browser
If it runs a modern browser, you can fly through it.
Tested hardware
The first Drone Grid drone
Ain't she a beauty?
- AirframeHolybro X650 development kit
- Flight ctrlPixhawk 6X running PX4
- CompanionRaspberry Pi with a camera module
- Link5G/4G USB modem (or an old phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot) with a data plan
Roadmap
Where this is headed
- Several successful manual flights through Drone Grid
- BVLOS flight enablement Drone laws vary by country and region. You are solely responsible for operating in compliance with all applicable aviation regulations.
- Link sharing service — share your live stream and telemetry with others
- Self-registration of users and drones
- Autonomous capabilities
- Broader hardware and platform support
- Scaling the system
The project's ambitions don't end here. If you want more details in the context of potential collaboration opportunities, we're one email away: hello@drone-grid.com.
Let's build together.
Drone Grid is self-funded and open-source — created for the love of the game, and a lot of fun to work on. If flying drones through an open-source cloud system sounds like fun — let's connect.
Feedback, opportunities, and contributions are all welcome.