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Ask HN: What is the best programmable drone, sub $400?

5 pointsby anandover 9 years ago
I&#x27;d like a nice, simple API where I can set relative XYZ position so I can program indoor flight paths. Here&#x27;s what I&#x27;ve found:<p>• $3300 DJI Matrice 100, nice API with XYZ support, but pricey<p>• $550 Parrot Bebop 2, decent API but only supports yaw&#x2F;pitch&#x2F;roll setting<p>• $300 Parrot AR Drone 2 cheaper but API is ancient, docs are from 2012<p>• $180 Crazyflie, API looks quite rough, doesn&#x27;t seem to have as nice stability stuff as other drones mentioned here.<p>• $179 CoDrone, kickstarter project with nice Arduino api not available until April<p>Would love any input on stuff I might have missed!

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