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Creator of the #crazyflie. We create open platforms that enable people to explore the world of robotics.

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DroneBlocks @droneblocks.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
How cool is this!? 🛸 The @bitcraze.io (Crazyflie) team built THE CLAW—just for fun! An epic way to inspire students with robotics and creativity. 💡Ready to dive in? Grab your drones today: droneblocks.io/program/prog... Blog post: www.bitcraze.io/2025/05/fun-... #STEM #Crazyflie #Robotics
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 06/05/2025
We're headed for some exciting weeks! Next Monday, we fly to Charlotte to help and support ICUAS competition. We then continue the adventure towards Atlanta and #ICRA2025. Check out all the details here: www.bitcraze.io/2025/04/bitc... Who else will be there? Let's connect!
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 20/03/2025
Thursday hack: the Lighthouse deck on a platform!
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 10/02/2025
Have you tried our new Brushless? 🎉 We’d love to hear what you think! Take 2 mins to fill out this quick survey: tinyurl.com/2rbm7wb8
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 08/01/2025
New on the Bitcraze blog: Tom van Dijk from @AETUDelft shares his insect-inspired route-following work with the Crazyflie Brushless as highlighted in Science Robotics last July! Learn how the Crazyflie navigates autonomously using visual homing here: tinyurl.com/2s4c6kd6
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 11/12/2024
Don't miss our dev meeting this afternoon! You might get an early peek 👀at our Christmas video...🎄🎥
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 21/10/2024
We made it to #roscon2024 ! See you at booth 21. #robotics #ros #crazyflie
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 18/10/2024
We've been busy this past week getting ready for #ROSCon2024! We even used Kimberly McGuire as a makeshift wall to fine-tune our demo 😄. If you're attending, swing by and check out our mapping demo. And don't miss Kimberly's talk on the Lighthouse - it's Tuesday at 14.40!
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 14/10/2024
Our latest Monday blogpost is about what to expect at our booth at next week's #ROSCon2024 in Odense, and abo9ut our guest feature at OpenCV live! where we talked about Demo-Driven Development. Read it on our blogpost here: www.bitcraze.io/2024/10/roscon-24-n…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 07/10/2024
Thanks, @unifei_oficial for this mesmerizing image of a Crazyflie flight!
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 01/10/2024
In the last decade we have made many awesome hacks and demos! Since this is actually an integral part of our development process, we show our history of demo-driven development at our Dev Meeting tomorrow (2nd of October). See you there ! github.com/orgs/bitcraze/discussion…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 12/09/2024
This year, we're going to ROSCon! Join us at Odense where we'll have a booth and a talk about the Lighthouse system. More info here: www.bitcraze.io/2024/09/roscon-24-w… #ROSCon2024 #ROS #roboticsconference #Bitcraze
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 19/07/2024
How can we shrink the computational complexity and memory costs of MPC for tiny robots? TinyMpc solves this in the Crazyflie! Learn more from Sam Schoedel and @KhaiNguyenX from @CarnegieMellon in our latest blogpost! tinympc.org tinyurl.com/223uk36e
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 05/06/2024
We will have a developer meeting about the #crazyflie and #ros 2 on Wednesday the 12th of June, 3 pm CEST. Check for more information in Github discussions: github.com/orgs/bitcraze/discussion…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 30/05/2024
Safety first! The upcoming Crazyflie Brushless will get both propguards and regular legs. What do you think of how they look? Read last week's blogpost here: www.bitcraze.io/2024/05/the-crazyfl…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 16/05/2024
Sometimes, you loose positioning and you end up in the ceiling. That can happen in a demo!
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 14/05/2024
We're at #ICRA2024 !! Come see our autonomous demo in our booth (IC085).
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 06/05/2024
And to read the blogpost with more explanations, follow this link: www.bitcraze.io/2024/04/prototype-o…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 06/05/2024
The dev meeting is on the 8th of May, 15.00 CEST. To join, follow this link: github.com/orgs/bitcraze/discussion…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 06/05/2024
We've been working on a new expansion deck prototype that would allow us to plug in a camera (for example!) Want to have more info, or better yet, give your feedback? You can join our dev meeting on the 8th or read our blogpost (links in comments)
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 25/04/2024
Great news! After a few weeks without Crazyflies, our warehouse is now fully packed with our best-selling items. All the bundles are also available - don't hesitate to see our full offering at store.bitcraze.io.
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 05/04/2024
Our latest blogpost explains what Python bindings are and how we use them for testing and simulation. Read the blogpost here: www.bitcraze.io/2024/04/python-bind…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 03/04/2024
📢 DEV MEETING POSTPONED Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that today's dev meeting has been postponed. We hope to see you next week, same time, same link! Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 03/04/2024
📢 DEV MEETING POSTPONED 📢 Unfortunately, today's dev meeting has been postponed. We hope to see you next week, the 7th of April, same time, same link! Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 02/04/2024
Curious about what's under the hood of our client? 🧐 Join us tomorrow for our dev meeting! This is the perfect opportunity for you to gain some clarity ! All the details for joining the meeting are provided below.  github.com/orgs/bitcraze/discussion… Hope to see you there!
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 28/03/2024
It's now possible to dump and load persistent parameters from you Crazyflie through our CFclient! Also we merged the system-id deck driver in the firmware. Something to read during your easter break! 🐣 www.bitcraze.io/2024/03/parameters-…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 22/03/2024
We started thinking about future improvements for the #crazyflie client, and we started dreaming in #rustlang ! Look at our latest blogpost to learn more: www.bitcraze.io/2024/03/crazyflie-c…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 14/03/2024
This year we are helping out with coordinating the diversity scholarship for ROSCon 2024 together with Belén Torres (Wymaq). Apply before the deadline of the 5th of April/ share with anyone you think would qualify. www.bitcraze.io/2024/03/diversity-s… @OpenRoboticsOrg
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 08/03/2024
Simon Levy, from Washington and Lee University, used Haskell to warp parts of the Crazylife-firmware. Learn about his amazing work in our latest blogpost! www.bitcraze.io/2024/03/lambdafligh…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 05/03/2024
Do you want to know what recent changes we implemented to the supervisor? Do you have opinions about its future state, or just curious to hear what we plan? Don't miss our dev meeting tomorrow! More info here: github.com/orgs/bitcraze/discussion…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 23/02/2024
Last spring, KTH's Reactor Hall in Stockholm held the Digital FuturesDrone Arena @df_dronearena. This year the drone challenges focused on pushing the boundaries of drone movements with the Crazyflie - without any code written by the participating teams! shorturl.at/bgor2
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 15/02/2024
Welcome back at the office, Rik Bouwmeester ! Let's work on some awesome projects together! www.bitcraze.io/2024/02/welcome-bac…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 09/02/2024
For our last Christmas video, we demo-ed a prototype contact charger! This blogpost explains more about it and how it works. www.bitcraze.io/2024/02/contact-cha…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 03/02/2024
We will reserve a room at @fosdem for a BoF session about 'Open Source Robotics' Sunday (tomorrow) at 11 am. It will be at rooms H3.242 or H3.244. See you there! #robotics #opensource #fosdem2024 fosdem.org
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 02/02/2024
Is it a bit unclear to you what a Kalman Filter is? We tried to explain it with examples of a Crazyflie flying, so hopefully this can make you grab the concept a bit better! www.bitcraze.io/2024/01/explaining-…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 19/12/2023
In our latest blog post, we have looked back on what we have worked on or have experienced in the year 2023! www.bitcraze.io/2023/12/looking-bac…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 01/12/2023
Our next dev meeting stars the Flow deck! Don't hesitate to join if you want to hear all about it, its features, problems, tips, and tricks! It's next Wednesday, and all information for joining is here: github.com/orgs/bitcraze/discussion… Hope to see you here!
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 27/10/2023
Did you know that we have a 'getting started tutorial' about using @webots simulator with the #crazyflie? Also another devmeeting is planned about upcoming simulation plans. Read this week's blogpost! www.bitcraze.io/2023/10/development…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 20/10/2023
Our new 350mAh battery is now available in our shop! It means some changes, be sure to read our blog post about it: www.bitcraze.io/2023/10/350-mah-bat…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 03/10/2023
Yesterday's blog post details some of the issues we face with the complexity of our deck system: tinyurl.com/yncvhzab If you want to hear about our ideas for solutions, join us tomorrow for our dev meeting! All the info is here: tinyurl.com/ybdxtkd8
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 19/09/2023
We are a few people at Bitcraze excited about Rust, and over the past few months, we've tried to use it in different company projects! Read about our Rust journey in our latest blog post: www.bitcraze.io/2023/09/rust-at-bit…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 12/09/2023
We finally did it and upgraded the Python client to Qt6! You can read about all the changes it implies in our latest blogpost: www.bitcraze.io/2023/09/the-python-…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 30/08/2023
We will be restarting our developer meetings on Wednesday the 6th of September (3 pm CEST) This time we will talk about the state of the Crazyflie python library. Hope to see you there! www.bitcraze.io/2023/08/dev-meeting…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 22/08/2023
This week we have a guest blog post by @dvenVivek from the @learnsyslab! Read all about safe motion planning of a #swarm of #Crazyflies! www.bitcraze.io/2023/08/amswarm-an-…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 15/08/2023
We have... 61 repositories on Github! Why so many? And which one are important for you? This blogpost explains it all for you www.bitcraze.io/2023/08/an-overview…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 09/08/2023
Our latest blog post gives an overview of the Bitcraze developer meetings and the ROS-aerial meetings done so far (the latter together with our friends at @Dronecode :) ). Go take a look at www.bitcraze.io/2023/08/developer-a…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 01/08/2023
High school students in Switzerland learning about electrical engineering with the #crazyflie by @pblcenter_itet Read Hanna's blogpost here: bitcraze.io/2023/07/high-school-stu…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 24/07/2023
On the blog: www.bitcraze.io/2023/07/the-infinit…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 04/07/2023
On the blog: Online courses in Aerial Robotics www.bitcraze.io/2023/07/online-cour…
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Bitcraze @bitcraze.io · 03/07/2023
On the blog: New 350mA Li-Po on the way www.bitcraze.io/2023/06/new-350ma-l…
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